Monthly Archives: October 2009

By Josh O'Gorman, Rutland Herald Staff Writer – Published: October 30, 2009

For the past three years, 90-year-old World War II veteran Pat Valente has led the Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing Veterans Association and has maintained a collection of military memorabilia at the Ludlow Armory.

Now, Valente's declining health and depleted funds, and the town's plans to purchase the armory, have left the future location of the collection up in the air.

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At its Thursday, Oct. 29 meeting, the Ludlow Armory Committee decided to recommend to the Select Board that the vote on the proposed $1.2 million bond to cover renovation of the armory facilities be held as part of the anniual Town Meeting in early March, 2010.  The committee believed this would draw the largest voter turnout.

Much of the meeting revolved around impressions of the recent joint meeting between the Union 39, Ludlow Elementary, and Select Board representatives.  In general, the attending committee members believed that that session produced positive results.  It was noted that LES Chairperson, Susan Barton, expressed concerns over the cost of the proposed bond and the adequacy of the proposed layout of the main armory building.

RWSU Superintendent Judith Pullinen advised the committee that, following the joint meeting, the Union 39 had unanimously approved the armory plans with "two thumbs up".  The LES board will meet next week to consider the armory proposals.

Pullinen also addressed concerns about separating school facilities from those used by non-school persons indicating that minor changes to the proposed main building layout could be implemented to ensure that students were at all times separated from any non-school activities.

The next meeting of the committee is set for Thursday, Nov. 19 at 4 pm at Ludlow Town Hall.

LUDLOW — Owners of vacant and dangerous buildings take notice — if you don't maintain your property, it could cost you.

At its most recent meeting, the Village Board of Trustees adopted an ordinance addressing those buildings, residential and commercial, that are perceived to be a blight upon the village.

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By Staff/Photo by Betsey Caldwell

The Black River First Ladies Varsity Soccer team ended the 2009 campaign with 2 wins at Dorsey Park to finish at 11 – 1 -2 and are poised for a run in the playoffs and another appearance in the Division IV soccer Finals.

On Monday 10/19, the Lady Presidents met the West Rutland Golden Horde at Dorsey Park.  BR began the scoring early with Angi Valente connecting off a rebound from Gabriel Macklin to make the score 1-0 at the 8 minute mark.  The goals continued in the first half with Emily Hammond getting a head ball off a corner kick from Hannah Josselyn. Hannah then helped the situation on her own when she ripped a 30 yard left footed shot into the upper left corner and then converted a pass from Angi Valente to complete the scoring at 4-0. Zoe Trimboli had two saves in notching the shut out.  The strong presence of Gabe Macklin on the front line and continued support of midfielders Kate MacPherson, Alyssa Collins and Tina Valente kept West Rutland on the run.

Thursday 10/22 saw the Poultney Blue Devils come to Ludlow to play under the lights on Senior night.  Black River recognized the 7 seniors for their contributions to the team. Seniors Recognized: Katie O’Neil (Capt.), Amanda Chambers, Kaitelynd Palmer, Hannah Josselyn (Capt.), Kristen Corbin, Tina Valente (Capt.), Zoe Trimboli (Capt.). After the ceremonies, the girls took it upon themselves to dominate play and scored 4 unanswerd goals.  Hannah Josselyn scored first unassisted, Tina Valente had the second goal with an assist from Josselyn. Hannah continued the scoring with an unassisted goal to make the score 3-0 and Katie McPhearson scored the final goal with an assist from Angi Valente.  In talking about the win, Coach Pat Pullinen was happy with the attitude as they head into the post-season “This was an overall team effort win for us. We played a dominating game,” he said.  Also playing well coming off the bench were Rachael Brozza, Alexis Palmer, Tiffany Norton & Holly Cloutier.  BR also got another solid game from Sarah Hawkins, Katie O’Neil & Amanda Chambers in preserving the win.

In this photo – Hannah Josselyn, Emily Hammond battling for the ball at Midfield.

BR begins post season play during the last week of October. 

Submitted by Liz Crowley

“The sense of community here in Ludlow this last week by not only our committee, but all of the silent auction donors, neighbors, business owners, friends and my family is mind boggling.  This renewed sense of community and pride is a direct result of Ludlow Streetscapes’ accomplishments.”  Truer words could not have been spoken by Ludlow Streetscapes President Liz Crowly at the “Throwdown at the Charity Hoedown” event which took place Saturday, October 10th.  Our gratitude for the support of the community in assisting us to make such a wonderful night of auction, food and dancing fun could not be more sincere.  We want to thank again the generosity of the event sponsors and artisans.  Sponsorship contributions have allowed us to offset our event costs and we hope in return provided your businesses with greater visibility in and around the village this summer.  The creativity of the Custom Bench and Milking Stool artists delighted so many.  We could not have been more pleased with these beautiful pieces of art.  Many thanks to our silent auction Donors comprised of local shops, businesses, Chamber members and individuals, your generously is what made the silent auction of Unique Vermont Experiences so successful!  Without everyone’s talent, sponsorship, donations, cooperation and support our raffle and auctions could not have shined.
 
We appreciate the local restaurants as well as our committee members, SideHill Cronchers and friends of Streetscapes who donated their food and time to help us feed our guests.  We are pleased to announce the results of the two contestants who enthusiastically “Threwdown” for our rib competition; Squeels on Wheels won the Peoples Choice award and Curtis Bar-B Q won the Celebrity Choice award.  A special thanks to Senator Alice Nitka, Representative Dennis Devereaux and Randall Smather’s of the Rutland Herald for taking the time out the busiest weekend in this region to attend our event and participate as judges.  As well as auctioneer, Kathy Kingston who worked tirelessly to entertain while fundraising for the evening and the boot stompin’ sounds of Run Mountain with caller Laussane Allen.  Last but not least, to the Pot Belly Restaurant and all of the volunteers, without whom we could not have succeeded and whose patience and hard work helped the members of Streetscapes create this fantastic community building fundraiser!
To all of our patrons, donors and supporters, you are what enable Streetscapes to continue our good works.  We were so heartened and excited by the attendance and enthusiasm of our guests at the event itself. Thank you for attending our event! This is the prime example of “It takes a community to build the community!” as spoken by Liz Crowley.

We anxiously look forward to the continuation of our beautification projects which will make Ludlow a better place to live, work and play to our community.  For more information on Ludlow Streetscapes, go to www.ludlowstreetscapes.org  or e-mail streetscapes@tds.net.

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The BRHS Presidents played two games to end the regular season and head into the Division IV Tournament.  BR played a talented Twin Valley team in a real barn burner.  Before the game, Black River honored the seniors who are on the team with recognition and flowers for their families. The BR Seniors are: Josh Bickford, Benjamin Farrow, Jake Goraj, James Greenwood (Capt.), Chris Kowalski (Capt.), Kippie Turco (Capt.)  Black River came out quite against the Wildcats and saw themselves down 1-0 after a penalty kick was converted in the 28th minute.  After some back and forth and strong hustle and play from the defense including Victor Cuccullo, Justin Cuccullo and James Greenwood, BR knotted the score 3 minutes into the 2nd half at 1-1 when Kippy Turco snuck a shot in the upper corner between the post and the Twin Valley Goalie. Twin Valley came back on a set play from half field and the ball was sent into the penalty box and Goalie Chris Kowalski tried in vain to punch the ball but the subsequent collision with the Twin Valley players, resulted in a goal.  The Presidents got their 2nd and final goal on a Penalty Kick when a hand ball was called in the box.  Kippy Turco converted the kick with a hard strike to his right. The hand ball was ruled denying a goal scoring opportunity and thus Twin Valley played with a man down after the Red  Card.  In the overtime, Mithias Philipsen, Jake Covell and Noah Schmidt all had good chances but the Presidents were destined for a tie. Goalie Chris Kowalski had 6 saves. In commenting after the game, Coach Tony Valente thought his team played well, and at times outplayed them. “How many point-blank chanced did we miss?” He said.  “The boys kept coming back and the hard work will pay off down the road, said Valente.

In the above photo goalie Chris Kowalski (yellow), Noah Schmidt -7 Jake Covell – 17 James Greenwood (on the ground) unidentified Twin Valley players.

The boys traveled to Windsor for their final game of the season on Friday 10/23 and came home with a 3-2 win.  BR scored the 1st two goals when Mathias Philipsen tallied unassisted at the 24-minute mark and Kippie Turco added another unassisted goal 3 minutes later.  Windsor came back and tied the game with 2 unanswered goals which set the stage for Jake Covell’s goal with 16 minutes remaining to lift the Presidents to victory.  Goalie Chris Kowalski stopped 4 shots for the Prexies.  Black River finishes the season at  10 – 3 – 1.