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Congratulations to Fred and Mee Yin Morrison of Bellows Falls. They first met in Malaysia while Fred worked for the Peace Corps. After Mee Yin finished her abroad nursing school in England, they married on Feb. 20, 1971 in the small town of Saxtons River.
Residing in South Royalton, Mee Yin started her career as a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock, while Fred taught at South Royalton School. Still in their youth, they spent time living in the Virgin Islands before returning to the states. Moving to Bethel, they began a family, having a son named Mark and a daughter named Hsiao Yen.
View of McCullough Turnpike on Route 17
Montpelier resident Brenda Greika has settled into a weekend routine during the pandemic. She packs up her car with ample food and drinks, pops a Starline Rhythm Boys or Patti Casey CD into her player, and drives to a Vermont town she s never been to before.
To celebrate Halloween, Greika visited Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven to see a gravestone with a window built into it. It belongs to 19th-century doctor Timothy Clark Smith, who feared being buried alive and was reportedly entombed with a hammer. In January, Greika ended up at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, where she communed with a barred owl.
Police: South Royalton man tried to break into Barnard home carrying multiple knives
Jasper Digby (Vermont State Police photograph)
Staff Report
Modified: 2/21/2021 5:47:38 PM
BARNARD A 38-year-old South Royalton man, who was out on bail, was charged with attempting to break into a Barnard home while carrying multiple knives, according to court documents.
Jasper Digby pleaded not guilty to counts of unlawful mischief and violating the conditions of his release during his arraignment in Windsor Superior Court on Tuesday. Prior to the hearing, he was also charged with burglary, but Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann reviewed the charge and found no cause, since Digby did not actually enter the home, according to court documents.
COVID-19: Vermont opens vaccine appointments for ages 70 and up
Modified: 2/16/2021 11:16:29 PM
MONTPELIER The Vermont Department of Health was flooded with phone calls Tuesday morning as COVID-19 vaccination scheduling began for people ages 70 and over.
In the first 15 minutes of opening for that age group, the department received 7,000 calls, according to a news release. The state previously had focused vaccination efforts on those 75 and older, as well as health care workers, emergency medical providers and people in long-term care facilities.
Given the call volume, the department asks that people schedule their appointments online at healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine.
There are enough appointments for everyone in the age group, the release said.
Pandemic shortages mean Upper Valley farmers have a need for seeds
Suzanne Long waters pea shoots at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton as Garbanzo the cat watches on Thursday. Anticipating potential issues with seed supply due to increased demand and the effects of drought and fire on some suppliers, Long placed her orders in December. “There’s always going to be one variety or another that’s not available,” she said. “It does bring to the fore the fragility of our seed sources.” James M. Patterson photos / Valley News
Shona Sanford-Long plants a selection of last year’s lettuce seeds to test for germination at Luna Bleu Farm. The seeds are covered in an organic material to form pellets for ease of handling.