3. The Nativity Story

Each December Shelburne’s First Baptist Church presents a Nativity Drama in scenes set up on the church grounds. Luminaries set along the entrance light the way to where the Nativity will play.

The community is invited to come and follow the narrator as the story unfolds from scene to scene. Between each […]

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It’s often said that Ben Franklin advocated for the turkey to be our national bird. To say that the turkey is not the most beautiful or noble looking bird is an understatement. Can you imagine its bald, wrinkly head gracing the presidential seal? Or for that matter, the arms of countless veterans? However, the turkey […]

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Marcel and Paula Masse have been awarded the coveted title “Dairy of Distinction” at their Craftsbury farm for the past seven years. They are currently milking 120 of their 200-head herd, two times a day beginning at 4:30 a.m. There is a vacuum pipeline that takes the fresh milk right to the tank. Automatic doors, […]

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Brian Vesper never thought that he would outdo his father’s multiple service stints in the armed forces. After all, the elder Vesper, a World War II Navy veteran, joined the Army after learning that he would become father to twins Brian and Barbara.

But Vesper, 60, who now works for the state of Vermont as a […]

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