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Shootout!Fair Haven & Poultney to face-off in Whitehall holiday basketball tourney

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The Poultney Blue Devils basketball team

The Fair Haven Slaters basketball team

By Derek Liebig

Two of the Lakes Region’s biggest rivals will travel across the border

and vie for bragging rights in Whitehall’s annual Holiday Tournament.

The boys basketball teams from Poultney and Fair Haven will square

off in the first round of the annual tournament later this evening (Dec.

23) at 6 p.m. at Whitehall High School.

The tournament, which has been a tradition in Whitehall for the past

16 years, also features teams from Whitehall and Fort Edward.

Following the grudge match between the Slaters and the Blue Devils,

Whitehall and Fort Edward will square off in the second game, beginning

at 7:30 p.m.

The winner of the Fair Haven and Poultney game will play the winner

of the second game in the championship round at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,

See GAME, pg. 3

Churches throughout the

Lakes Region will be celebrating

Christmas this

weekend.

The Federated

Church of

Castleton will be

holding its tradi-

tional candlelight

service at 7 p.m.,

Christmas Eve.

This is a service

featuring

the adult

choir, the

handbell choir (The

Steeple Bells of

Castleton) and the

junior choir and guest

musicians. Everyone is

invited to attend.

There will be no services

on Christmas Day.

There will be a Christmas

Eve Service at the Pawlet

Community Church, Church

Street in

Pawlet, will

be at 7:30 PM

at the church

on Route 133

(Church St.),

Pawlet.

St. Francis

Cabrini in

West Pawlet,

will hold a

Mass at 4 pm,

C h r i s t m a s

Eve. All are invited.

In Poultney, St. Raphael’s will

begin with music at 4:30 p.m.,

followed by 5 p.m. Mass. Later

that evening, there will be music

at 11:30 p.m. and Mass at mid-

night. The Christmas Day Mass

See CHURCH, pg. 2

Area churches readyfor Christmas services

The Federated Church of Castleton's Christmas Eve ser-vice will include handbells.

By Bill Toscano

As expected, the new management has made a series of

changes at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt.,

starting with the night the track will run the majority of

its races.

Under Mike and Alayne Bruno, the track will switch

from its traditional Sunday afternoon and evening racing

to Friday night racing, with the exception of special

Alayne and Mike Bruno

See CHANGE, pg. 2

Devil's Bowl making changes

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The Poultney Blue Devils basketball team

ChurchContinued from front pagewill be at 10 a.m.

Poultney United Methodist

will have a 9 p.m. Christmas

Eve service with the choir and a

candle lighting at the end. The

Christmas Day service will be

at 10 a.m.

At St. Paul’s Church in Wells,

there will be Holy Eucharist

with candlelight, carols and a

story for children of all ages at

5 p.m. On Christmas Day, there

will be Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m.

Wells United Methodist will

have a 7 p.m. Christmas service

with the traditional Lessons

and Carols. The Sunday School

children will also have a presen-

tation.

Hydeville Baptist Church

will have a candlelight service

at 7 on Christmas Eve.

In Fair Haven, St. Luke’s

Episcopal Church will have a 7

p.m. Christmas Eve service and

will have Christmas morning

prayer at 9:30 a.m.

St. Ann's Catholic Church in

Midletown Springs will host an

8 a.m. Mass Christmas Day.

Also in Middletown Springs,

the Midletown Springs

Community Church will have

servces at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.,

Christmas service is at 10 a.m.

At the Dorset United Church

of Christ, there will be a family

service at 4:30 p.m., and an 8

p.m. service Christmas Eve, and

Lesson and Carols at 10 a.m.

Christmas Day.

The North Granville

Methodist church will hold a

Christmas eve service at 6 p.m.,

and a Christmas Day Service at

9 a.m.

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events.

The move was made possible,

because the track is no longer

owned by the management of

Albany-Saratoga Speedway,

which runs on Fridays. The

Brunos purchased the track

after it went through a difficult

season in its first year under

NASCAR sanction and follow-

ing its transition from a dirt

track to a paved one.

The new schedule will also

include a mid-week Fourth of

July event and the revival of

the popular season-ending

Vermont 200.

“We couldn’t be more excited

to get the 2012 season under way

,” Mike Bruno said. “Our racers

and fans will have 18 chances to

be a part of history next sum-

mer, and we’re hopeful that our

built-in weeks off will give

everyone a chance to enjoy a

break, recharge their batteries,

and have a little more fun.”

Bruno, a long-time racer

himself, said that while Devil's

Bowl has traditionally been a

Sunday night track, he has

heard a lot of people say over

the years that they make the

choice between staying at the

beach or on the lake over going

racing.

"I have heard that for years,"

he said. "After a while, you feel

you are losing you fan base."

The season will still open on

a Sunday afternoon, with the

May 6 Spring Green event fin-

ishes with the Vermont 200 on

the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16.

Other than the Fourth of July

race, most of the other compe-

titions are on Friday nights.

The track, a semi-banked

asphalt half-mile sanctioned by

the NASCAR Whelen All-

American Series, will host

open-wheel Modified, full-fend-

er Late Model, and entry-level

Renegade and Bomber classes

throughout the summer.

After a pair of Sunday after-

noon open practice sessions

April 22 and 29, the track’s 46th

season opens with the Spring

Green on May 6. The American-

Canadian Tour Late Models will

highlight the program, and the

NASCAR Modified, Renegade

and Bomber divisions will open

their championship schedules

at the event. Racing in all four

weekly divisions will be held on

Sunday afternoons for on May

13 and May 20 as well.

Memorial Day weekend will

usher in a new tradition as

Devil’s Bowl kicks off its sum-

mer schedule with the first of

13 Friday-night programs at

7:30 p.m. May 25. Extra-distance

races for the Modified and Late

Model classes will be on tap.

Weekly Friday night racing

continues through June includ-

ing a special 50-lap event for the

Renegade division on June 15.

A special twilight event on

Wednesday, July 4 will feature

the “Firecracker Twin 44s” for

Modifieds and Late Models and

a fireworks display. The track

will be dark July 6 before week-

ly racing returns with double

pressure and double champion-

ship points on Friday, July 13 at

the Mid-Season Championship.

Bomber drivers will face their

toughest test with a special race

on August 3.

A built-in “open date” on

Friday, August 10 will assist in

the rescheduling of any weath-

er-related postponements.

Should the need to reschedule

an event on that date not arise,

teams will enjoy another week

to regroup before the final

three-week summer stretch.

Titles will be decided in the

NASCAR Modified and Late

Model divisions on Friday,

August 31.

The season ends Sept. 15 and

16, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway

revives its Vermont 200 week-

end. Special events for all four

divisions will be on tap includ-

ing the Renegade and Bomber

championship finales and

major races for the Modified

and Late Model classes.

The 2012 rulebook for Devil’s

Bowl Speedway’s NASCAR

Modified division has been

released on the track’s website

at www.devilsbowlspeedwayvt.

com , , and rulebooks for the

Late Model, Renegade, and

Bomber divisions will follow

soon thereafter. For more infor-

mation email devilsbowlspeed-

way@gmail.com or call (802)

265-3112.

ChangeContinued from front page

The name of Fair Haven

indoor track athlete Jeff Pelerin

was misspelled in last week's

preview.

Correction

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Devil’s Bowl Schedule

Sunday, April 22: Open Practice , 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 29: Open Practice, 1 p.m.

Sunday, May 6: ACT Late Model Tour Spring

Green, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 13: Weekly racing, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 20: Weekly racing, 1:30 p.m.

Friday May 25: Modified and Late Model Special,

7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 1: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 8: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 15: Renegade 50, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 22: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 29: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Wed. July 4: Firecracker Twin 44s, 5 p.m.

Friday July 6: Track Closed

Friday July 13: Mid-Season Championships, 7:30 p.m.

Friday July 20: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday July 27: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Aug. 3: Bomber Special , 7:30 p.m.

Friday Aug. 10: Open Date

Friday Aug. 17: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Aug. 24: Weekly racing, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Aug. 31: Modified and Late Model

Championships, 7:30 p.m.

Sat./Sun. Sept.15, 16: Vermont 200 Weekend, 1:30 p.m.

(Schedule subject to change)

The Lakes Region FreePress - December 23, 2011 - 3

Dec. 26. The loser will play in

the consolation game at 6 p.m.

on Monday.

The matchup is the only time

the two rivals will play this sea-

son and should present each

team with an opportunity to

prepare for their upcoming sea-

son, which is still very much in

its early stages for both teams.

The Blue Devils, who are led

by first year coach Alphonso

Howlett, have several seniors

and are looking to improve on

last year’s record while build-

ing the team into a perennial

power.

Howlett, has a message for

his players:

“The biggest thing that I

want our guys is to understand

is that we have to play this game

as if it was any other game.

"We can't look at the bigger

picture of the game and make it

personal because of the team

we are playing. We have to play

the game of basketball,” he

said.

“I would hope this wouldn't

turn into a bragging right battle

between who is the better team

in the cross town rival and just

play the game for with it is

worth.

“If we buy into our system

and play within our rules we

will be able to compete and play

with Fair Haven or any team on

our schedule that we come

across, he added.

“This weekend will deter-

mine what type of team we

want to be known as. The pieces

all fall in our hands when we

play our game and within our

rules.

"Our saying is. "family," and

if we believe and understand

what that saying means we will

be in good shape this season.

Poultney is off to a 1-2 start

on the young season, with a

56-53 victory of Arlington in

their season opener and a 73-37

loss to MSJ and 52-38 loss to

Leland and Gray on Tuesday

evening.

Fair Haven, which features

an almost equal balance of

seniors and juniors is gunning

for a state title after losing in

the Division II final to

Missisquoi 47-40 last season.

The S;aters have defeated

Woodstock 68-37 and Windsor

46-35 and lost to Granville (NY)

48-36.

"It’s a well run tournament

and it’s nice for the JV teams to

be able to come over and play in

the afternoon. It’s something we

look forward to every year,”

said Prenevost, who was a

teacher and coach at Whitehall

for 33 years.

"It’s nice to come over and

play the different team and any-

time you play in New York State

you play with a shot clock which

is something you don’t do in

Vermont.," he added.

“It’s neat. There’s some good

local talent involved with kids

from Fair Haven, Poultney and

Whitehall.

“It’s neat to come back and

see the names I recognize. There

are some kids whose parents I

coached. I always try to link the

names with the faces. It’s neat

to see some of the parents I used

to coach.”

Each school’s junior varsity

teams will also compete in the

tournament.

The junior varsity squads for

Fair Haven and Poultney will

kick off the tournament at 3

p.m. and Fort Edward and

Whitehall will follow at 4:30

p.m.

The winners of each game

play at 4:30 p.m. on Monday and

the losers play at 3 p.m.

The girls’ basketball teams,

who have traditionally played

in the tournament, will not par-

ticipate because host Whitehall

was unable to find an

Adirondack League opponent to

play over the holiday.

The cost of admission is $3

for adults, $2 for students and $1

for children under 10 years old.

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School concert a success againChoral and Instrumental

music continues to be an impor-

tant focus for students in grades

5 through 8 as evidenced at the

recent Winter Concert. Choral

and Instrumental students dis-

played their talents at the con-

cert to the delight and apprecia-

tion of a packed house. Mrs.

LaPlaca and Mr. Etzler shared

praise for all their performers

over one hundred strong. Music

and the arts remain strong at

Fair Haven Grade School and

complement our academics and

athletic programs. We look for-

ward to our spring program and

more great music.

The EEE – grade 1 Winter

Program will be in February,

and the grade 2 – 4 program in

March. Both programs will be

directed by Mrs. Kulhowvick.

By Principal Cooke

Drama PerformanceOn November 16, the drama

group preformed the play

“Charlottes Web” for the school.

They did two performances of

the play, one in the morning for

the younger kids and then one

at ten o’clock for the older kids.

In my opinion, they did a good

job with the play. Everyone was

loud enough to hear. They knew

how to keep the audience

engaged. All the cast members

must have worked hard to put

on this play as there were a lot

of lines they had to be memo-

rized. The directors did a great

job with everything, including

play selection. The drama group

did an evening performance for

family and community. In the

spring they will be putting on

another show.

By Emmaline

Supermarket Bingo Fair Haven Grade School

recently held Supermarket

Bingo at Saint Mary’s with lots

of prizes and groceries. It was a

great success. The best game

was the ticket drawing where

you could choose what you want

and try to win. The prizes were

items that area business people,

families, students and teachers

had donated. Fair Haven Grade

School raised $4,500 from this

year’s supermarket bingo. It

was a great night and everyone

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F.H.E.SNEWS

Talent show and plenty of other activitiesThe second annual Benson

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Show is coming in February.

Start thinking about what your

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7th Grade Math: We have

been studying the slope of lin-

ear functions and how slope is

related to ratios. Mr. Ripley, the

ARSU math coach came in this

week and we worked with the

students on proportions involv-

ing flowers. In the next week

we are going to be learning

more about proportions, and

just how important they really

are in our lives.

8th Grade Math: The stu-

dents have been hard at work

analyzing linear systems

through graphing and algebraic

equations. When Mr. Ripley

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ent linear equations to deter-

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nate points! That is what we

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a line, and then substitute

points and slope into a formula

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was a lot of work to write the

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Library News: Fifth grade

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ger hunts that require both

library and online research

skills. Sixth grade students are

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Seventh grade students are

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Eighth grade students are

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Lakes News BriefsPhantom tickets deadline Dec. 28

Wednesday Dec. 28 is the deadline to get tickets

for a “Town of Poultney Family Night with the

Phantoms” that will be held during the 7 p.m.

Phantoms vs. Portland ice hockey game on

Friday, Dec. 30, at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Cost: $8 adults; $6 children and students.

Information/tickets: Tammy Moyer at 802-287-

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Free Community breakfast Dec. 21

The Episcopalians in the Slate Valley Region

will sponsor their final Community Breakfast of

the year from 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, at the

Episcopal Ministry Center, 84 Church Street in

Poultney. The breakfast, free to all, will include

farm-fresh scrambled eggs, sausage, homemade

biscuits and preserves, juice, coffee, tea, and hot

chocolate in a friendly, family-style atmosphere.

Pawlet VFD hosts breakfast Jan. 1

The Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department will be

serving its annual New Year’s Day Brunch from 8

a.m. until 11 a.m., Jan. 1, at the Pawlet Firehouse

on Rte. 133 in Pawlet Village. Serving will begin

at 8:00 am and go until 11:00 am. The menu

includes pancakes with maple syrup, eggs, bacon,

sausage, toast, muffins and home-fried potatoes.

Coffee, tea, milk and orange juice are also avail-

able. Adults are $8 and children under 12 are $4.

For further information call (802) 325-3222 or

email pvfd155@gmail.com.

Rutland offers skating lessons

The Rutland Recreation Department will offer

structured group lessons with our very enthusi-

astic instructors. The classes have a low ratio of

instructor to student. Tot classes are one instruc-

tor to five students, and for older students, it is

one to eight. Lessons are open to those ages three

and older and are divided by ability and age. The

lessons are aimed at developing core skating

s k i l l s a n d i m p r o v i n g

existing skills. The next session begins Jan. 7,

and will run every Saturday until Feb. 11. The fee

is $55 for residents and $66 for non-residents.

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to register.

Mettawee calendars Jan. 6

The Mettawee Community PTO 2012

Community Calendar will be delivered to the

school on Jan. 6,

The PTO apologizes for the delay and any

inconvenience. Please contact Linda Maness with

any questions at lmaness@mettaweeschool.org.

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HappeningsMANCHESTER Hildene, the

Lincoln Family Home in

Manchester, invites everyone to

experience Christmas Eve,

circa 1912. Candlelit windows,

winterberries, greenery, and

the family tree, along with holi-

day music from Robert Lincoln’s

collection, will be featured. Be

sure to visit the 1903 Pullman

Palace car, too, the Rowland

Agricultural Center, and the

cheese making facility at

Hildene Farm. Admission: $16

adults; $5 ages 6 to 14; free mem-

bers, volunteers and age 5 and

younger. Information: 802-362-

1788, or email info@hildene.

org.

POULTNEY The Poultney

Public Library at 205 Main

Street will offer free Story Time

for Toddlers through age 5 at

10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23.

Information/registration: 802-

287-5556.

GRANVILLE Wings Night

will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on

Friday, Dec. 23, at the American

Legion Hall on Columbus Street

in Granville. Cost: $5 per dozen

wings (hot, mild or barbecue).

And, a Queen of Hearts draw-

ing at more than $2,400 will be

held at 6 p.m. Everyone will be

welcome.

WHITEHALL The Whitehall

boys basketball team will host

their annual Holiday

Tournament on Friday, Dec. 23

and Monday, Dec. 26 at Whitehall

High School. Fair Haven and

Poultney will play at 6 p.m. on

Friday and Whitehall and Fort

Edward will play at 7:30 p.m.

The consolation game will

begin at 6 p.m. on Monday and

the Championship game at 7:30

p.m. Junior varsity teams will

follow the same format and will

play at 3 and 4:30 p.m.

GRANVILLE The Granville

American Legion will host

High School Basketball… fea-

turing the Granville Golden

Horde, Mount Saint Joseph’s

Academy, the Hadley-Luzerne

Eagles, and the Fort Ann

Cardinals…on Tuesday and

Wednesday, Dec. 27 and 28. Play

will begin at 6 p.m. at Granville

High School, 58 Quaker St.

Admission: $3 adults; $1 stu-

dents; $1 admission to all junior

varsity games. Information:

518-642-1051.

POULTNEY Wednesday Dec.

28 is the deadline to get tickets

for a “Town of Poultney Family

Night with the Phantoms” that

will be held during the 7 p.m.

Phantoms vs. Portland ice

hockey game on Friday, Dec. 30,

at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Cost: $8 adults; $6 children and

students. Information/tickets:

Tammy Moyer at 802-287-5212,

or Jonas Rosenthal at 287-9751.

MANCHESTER Two-time

Parents Choice Award-winning

artist Roger Tincknell will lead

children in singing, dancing,

playing rhythm instruments,

songs in Spanish, and more at

10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.

28, at the Mark Skinner Library

in Manchester. Free and open

to all families; children must be

accompanied by adult caregiv-

ers. Information: 802-362-2607.

RUTLAND AREA The

Rutland Area Visiting Nurse

Association and Hospice will

offer a Blood Pressure and Foot

Care Clinic at 12:30 p.m. on

Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the

Godnick Adult Center in

Rutland. Cost: $2 blood pres-

sure; $5 foot care. Information:

802-775-0568.

WELLS The Wells Village

Library on the green will host a

free Winter Birds program for

children ages 4 to 12 from 3:30

to 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.

28. Hear stories about winter

birds, enjoy an ice cream cone,

and make a nutty cone to take

for the winter birds around

your home. There are no bath-

room facilities at the library.

Information/registration: 802-

645-0611.

POULTNEY A free Holiday

Community Breakfast will be

served from 8 to 10 a.m. on

Saturday, Dec. 31, at the

Episcopal Ministry Center, 84

Church Street in Poultney.

Everyone will be welcome.

MANCHESTER The

Manchester Music Festival

Strings will present two con-

certs on Saturday, Dec. 31, at

the First Congregational

Church in Manchester. A fami-

ly concert will begin at 4 p.m.,

with tickets at $10 for adults,

free for age 18 and younger. The

full program concert will be at

6 p.m., followed by chocolates

and bubbly. Cost: $27 adults; $10

students with ID. Tickets are

available at www.mmfvt.org,

the Northshire Bookstore, and

will be sold at the door.

PAWLET The Pawlet

Volunteer Fire Department

will be serving its annual New

Year's Day Brunch from 8 a.m.

until 11 a.m., Jan. 1, at the

Pawlet Firehouse on Rte. 133 in

Pawlet Village. Serving will

begin at 8 a.m. and go until 11

a,m, Adults are $8 and chil-

dren under 12 are $4. For fur-

ther information call (802) 325-

3222 or email pvfd155@gmail.

com.

LAKE GEORGE A free New

Year’s Day Polar Plunge Swim

will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday,

Jan. 1, at Shepard Park in Lake

George Village. Register at

Duffy’s. Information: 518-240-

0809, or www.lakegeorgewin-

tercarnival.com.

POULTNEY American

Legion Post 39 at 689 Granville

Street in Poultney will hold

meetings as follows: Ladies

Auxiliary 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3;

Sons of the America Legion

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5; and

regular Legion meeting 7:30

p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12.

Information: 802-287-5229.

RUTLAND The Vermont

Humanities Council will pres-

ent film expert Rick Winston

with a talk titled, “What Makes

a Classic Film?” at 7 p.m. on

Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the

Rutland Free Library, 10 Court

Street. Free and open to all.

Information: Library at 802-773-

1860, or Humanities Council at

802-262-2626.

WELLS The Wells Village

Library on the green will offer

a Little Listeners Story Time

for children ages 3 to 5 from

10:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays,

Jan. 5, 12 and 19, and Feb. 2, 9

and 16. Stories, rhythms, songs

and craft activities will be fea-

tured. Children must be accom-

panied by a parent or caregiver.

Information/registration: 802-

645-0611.

FAIR HAVEN American

Legion Auxiliary Unit 49 will

meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,

Jan. 5, at American Legion Post

49, 72 S. Main St. in Fair Haven.

This auxiliary meets on the

first Thursday each month.

Information: 802-265-7983.

WHITEHALL American

Legion Post 83 at 148 Main St. in

Whitehall invites everyone to

its Friday Fish Fry from 4 to

6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. This

meal is served each Friday, with

few exceptions. Information:

518-499-2482.

WHITEHALL Elks Lodge

1491 at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall

will host Friday Night Bingo at

7 p.m. on Jan. 6. Featured will

be a $500 jackpot special.

CASTLETON Circle of Hope K9

Rescue will hold an Indoor

Lawn Sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

on Saturday, Jan. 7, and 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Sunday the eighth, at

American Legion Post 50 on

Route 4A in Castleton. Donated

items for this sale can be

dropped off at 1991 Main Street

and at Kinney Drugs in

Castleton, and at the State Line

Flea Market in Whitehall. Items

also may be dropped off at the

American Legion Post in

Castleton beginning at 6 p.m. on

Jan. 6. Information: 802-468-

5298.

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PHS students find out who 'matters'By Catherine M. Oliverio

On Thurs., Dec. 15, Salley

Gibney of the You Are Never

Alone Foundation visited

Poultney High School regard-

ing the “I matter…You matter”

Caring Coins, which are tangi-

ble reminders of a caring con-

nection.

The Caring Coins started

with a dream over 12 years ago.

Gibney shared, “I felt the dream

was a good message to share,

because we can all feel alone at

one time or another.”

Since Gibney’s dream, over

65 thousand Caring Coins,

which are made in Vermont

have been shared around the

world making connections with

over 130 thousand.

“Each one of you matters.

There is no one else like you.

The world is a better place

because you are here,” said

Gibney. “You owe it to yourself

to take care of yourself, and

your coin could be a reminder

to be a good friend to yourself.”

“As you matter, so does the

person next to you, across from

you, the person behind you. If

you see someone hurting, left

out, or alone, think about reach-

ing out with a smile or a word.

You can make a difference in

this world, one person at a time,

and one day at a time.”

Before the distribution of

coins, Gibney had everyone

stand, fold their arms, and say

loud and clear ‘I matter’. She

instructed all to turn to the per-

son the right and say ‘You mat-

ter’, the person on the left, in

front, and behind.

The entire student body, fac-

ulty, and custodial and kitchen

staffs, received the “I matter…

You matter” coins. Students

also wrote messages to remind

the troops they matter also.

Over 500 coins were given out

with over 300 coins shipped to

the troops.

In their English classes,

eighth graders wrote the follow-

ing comments:

“She had a good point.

Everyone matters, not just I, not

just you matter, but everyone

matters,” said Rachel Cook.

Amanda Martin said, “I

thought she was awesome and

life changing. She made this

new coin up because of bully-

ing, and she was a great influ-

ence to me.”

“I think it’s wonderful that

we’re sending the coins to the

troops and for them to know

that we are thinking of them,”

said Kayla McMurry.

Trevor Poulin said, “I

thought that the assembly was

for a good cause, and the coins

are very cool.”

“I liked the assembly because

people at my school judge one

another on the outside. I hope

this ‘I matter…You matter’

thing taught them something,”

said Garrett Welch.

“This really made me think. I

used to think no one cares, but

you got to think everyone cares

about you,” said Shelby Baker.

“Just think about all the troops

out there with no family. I hope

the people in our school really

learned from what Salley came

and said.”

“I always think that I don’t

matter, and that I’m just noth-

ing, but I matter and so does

everyone else in the world,”

said Mirandah Fleury. “Whether

you’re a boy, girl, black, white,

we all matter in our own way.”

Kassidy Jordan said, “I

thought the assembly was

meaningful, and it sent out a

good message to everyone. Ever

since the assembly this morn-

ing, people have been saying

‘You matter’.”

The seventh graders in their

English classes wrote similar

responses, some of which

focused on the message that you

are never alone, that someone

always love you, that sometimes

school is the only place that

some students get attention,

and when you’re feeling blue,

just say to yourself “I matter.”

Kennedy Brayton said,

“People who care about you,

you are always in their heart.”

“I learned that you should

care for the others around you

than yourself,” said Taylor

Lewis. “I think it was very

thoughtful, so remember you

are never alone.”

Gavin Morse said, “I learned

that everybody should be thank-

ful for the men and women in

the service. I also learned that

you should respect our troops

for what they’re doing for our

country.”

“I learned that even if you

are feeling sad, you are never

alone because if someone says

‘hi, hey, what’s up’ or something

like that, then you matter to

them,” said Carrie Ann Peck.

Ryan Royce said, “I thought

the assembly was fun and that

everyone matters!”

The assembly was convinc-

ing. I learned that people are

not alone,” said Walker Stomski.

This non-profit organization

emphasizes the sharing coin

message,

“I matter…simply because I

am me and have been incorpo-

rated into anti-bullying pro-

grams that demonstrate respect

for self and others, as well as

programs about personal

health, wellness, nutrition, and

anti-alcohol, tobacco, and drug

programs.”

The group's website is www.

YouAreNeverAloneFoundation.

org.

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