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2025 Scholarship Winners Visit Ludlow Rotary Five of the seven winners of the 2025 Scholarships from the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) visited the recent meeting of the club to thank it for the awards. Annually, the LRC offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors who live in its area of coverage which includes Ludlow, Mt Holly, Cavendish, and Plymouth. To date, the LRC has granted over $284,000 in scholarship awards. Pictured above are, from left to right, Kevin Barnes, LRC Rotarian; Briana Barton - Windsor High School; Linsey Jane Miles - Green Mountain High School; Lola Saccardo - Compass High School; Andrei Solzhenitsyn - Green Mountain High School; and Evan Kirdzik - Green Mountain High School. Funding for these scholarships is largely obtained from the annual Penny Sale sponsored by the LRC in the Spring.
| | | | | Friday, JUNE 27 @ 6 pm at the Shrewsbury, VT Meeting House Concert Series MOJO BIRDS They're back! Last year they packed the hall with happy, dancing people. This year we make sure we do the sun dance and celebrate outside! The Mojo Birds (including Shrewsbury's own Silas Hamilton) are a funky flock based in Durango, CO - playing original dance-y roots funk music, with an Afro-Peruvian flair. Upright bass, keyboards, slide guitar and tight harmonies define the band's music. Their first album, recorded earlier this year at The Studio Nashville, is set to be released this summer. Please come and contribute any amount. All are welcome. We have no business sponsors. The Series relies solely on community support for live music. We appreciate you! Marble Valley Kitchen returns with their delectable meals for purchase, available from 5:30 on, and Pierce's Store will bring our favorite 802 ice cream pops! MVK menu includes: *Fajita Chicken Quinoa Bowl. $15 With Peppers and Onions, Corn and Black Bean Salad (Street Corn style), Sour Cream, Diced Tomato, Cotija Cheese, and Green Onions *Coconut Curry Chickpeas with Mushrooms and Sweet Potato Over Quinoa with Diced Tomato, Green Onions, and Tzatziki Sauce. $15 *Strawberry Shortcake - fresh baked sweet biscuits with vanilla macerated strawberries and real whipped cream - $6 For more info email singtolive57@gmail.com or call 802-492-3649 The Meeting House address: 88 Lottery Rd. Shrewsbury, VT We move inside if the weather is not great. | | | | |
The Bowman Mansion (and Laurel Glen Cemetery Association) now have a website(!), thanks to the hard work and generosity of Shrewsberry Sarah Greenspan! She has created a beautiful site that includes the history of the mansion and lovely photos taken by the Times' own Chryl Martin. The website IS live now! https://www.bowmanmansion.org/ (Since it is new, let us know if you see any things that need attention!) We'll celebrate its launch with an Open House on Saturday, June 28, from 12:00 – 2:00. The mansion, mausoleum, and conservatory will be open to the public, supported by our incredible volunteers. Join us for a peek inside the mansion, mausoleum, and conservatory. Donations. Parking at the Olde Barn. Email laurelglen.bowmanmansion@gmail with questions.
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