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5/9/13: Founded in 2011, the Vermont Minibike Club is a group of gearheads who enjoy fixing up and riding vintage miniature motorcycles. Eva joined the club one night in Burlington and unleashed her inner drag racer.
Music: Barbacoa, "Medieval Knievel"
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5/18/13: The 2013 Chicken Coop Tour led poultry enthusiasts on a self-guided exploration of 16 coops in the Jericho & Underhill area. This is the first year of the tour and proceeds will benefit The Community Center in Jericho.
Music: The Milo White Band, "Cluck Old Hen"
5/3/13: For a decade, bus driver Buddy Longworth has been making thousands of buddies across Vermont, one mile at a time. Whether it's Peppermint Patty Friday, reading poetry over the PA, decorating his bus with kitten calendars, or greeting passengers by name - Buddy is one of a kind, a legend some say. Eva rides the CCTA/GMTA LINK Express from Burlington to Montpelier to see Buddy in action and talk to riders about his unique Buddy-isms.
Way to Go week is May 13-17, help Vermonters fight carbon pollution by walking, bike riding, carpooling or taking the bus to work. Tell Buddy that we sent you!
Music: Al Jolson, "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"
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4/27/13: After almost 17 years in business, Waterfront Video will close its doors April 30. The age of Netflix and instant streaming has finally brought about the demise of the last video store in Burlington. Eva talks to Waterfront staff, regulars and movie lovers about what the store meant to them.
Music: The Jazz Guys, "The Best Five Minutes of Your Life"
4/13/13: The 11th Annual Can/Am Con (short for Canadian-American Contest) was held at Camels Hump Middle School in Richmond on Saturday - the first time it's been held in Vermont. Model makers from across New England, NY and Canada competed for prizes and bragging rights.
Music: Rick & The Ramblers Western Swing Band, What Goes Around, "My Bonnie"
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4/7/13: The Reward Volunteers app was created by Cabot Creamery Cooperative to celebrate the work of volunteers with recognition and prizes. Using this app for the iPhone and internet, individuals across the country have logged over 90,000 volunteer hours for about 1,800 organizations.
Eva visits with three Vermont organizations and meets volunteers that have logged hundreds of hours using the Reward Volunteers app. The Junior League of Champlain Valley makes dinner for residents of The Ronald McDonald House in Burlington. A mentor and a mentee spend an afternoon together thanks to the Community Friends Mentoring Program of the HowardCenter. Volunteers at TARPS (The Animal Rescue and Protection Society) in Chester feed multiple litters of newborn kittens.
Music: Brothers McMann, Different Colors, "True Heart Speak"
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3/28/13: Sugar maker and chef Joey Russo is a busy man. From Memorial Day to Valentine's Day he runs Joey's Junction Bakery & Cafe in Highgate Center. His partner El Towle fills the space with eclectic art and Joey provides the maple syrup-fueled food. During sugaring season you can find Joey in Belvidere boiling sap from 50,000 trees to make sweet syrup for his business, The Green Mountain Maple Sugar Refining Company.
Music: "Also Sprach Zarathustra" composed by Richard Strauss, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, both performed by Kevin MacLeod
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3/23/13: Singers from Vermont and Canada met at the Irasburg Town Hall in Irasburg on Saturday for the Annual VT All-Day Sacred Harp Singing. Eva drove through a snowstorm to hear their sweet harmonies.
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3/13/13: Since the late 1940s, Merrill Jarvis has been in the movie business in Vermont. He was 12 when he threaded his first projector. Jarvis eventually opened multiple theaters in the Burlington area and even owned the Flynn Theater in the 70s. His son Merrill Jarvis III took after his father and is the President of Merrill Theatre Corporation which owns Merrill's Roxy Cinemas, Palace 9 and the Majestic 10.
This year marks the end of film for theaters as digital projectors replace the 35-millimeter projectors that have been dominant since the creation of movies in the late 1800s. Over the last two weeks, the Jarvises have been switching the projectors at the Roxy and the Palace 9 from film to digital. While many patrons won't even notice the change, it is the end of an era.
Eva sits down with the Jarvises and discusses this momentous change in a walk down memory lane with a family that knows movies like no other.
Music: Complete Hit Of The Week Recordings 1930-1932, Bert Hirsch, Singing A Song To The Stars, Phil Spitalny, One More Kiss
Margot Harrison (my sister) also wrote an article about this for Seven Days, read it here!
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12/14/12: Spencer P. Crispe is a 7th generation Vermonter and the 4th generation in his family to practice law at the Crispe & Crispe Law Firm in Brattleboro. Unlike most attorneys, Crispe is as comfortable in the mosh pit and at the skatepark as he is in the courtroom. He uses his knowledge of the law to promote the ideals of hardcore punk such as civil rights, social justice and equality.
In November, Crispe celebrated 20 years of being straight edge (a completely drug, alcohol and smoke-free lifestyle) with a show at 242 Main in Burlington and a performance by his hardcore punk band My Revenge!. In December, Eva caught up with Crispe at Talent Skatepark in South Burlington for "Old Guy Skate Night".
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2/14/13: The Valentine Phantom has been secretly papering downtown Montpelier with hearts every Valentine's Day since 2002. Eva goes out early Thursday morning hoping to catch the bandit in action but things do not go as she planned. After the town has been transformed with hearts, a transformed-Eva talks to residents about what this unique event means to them.
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Music: Colin Clary, YOW, "Top Secret Secret Project"
Ryan Power, It Is Happening..., "Love Concentrate"
La Strada, New Home, "There's Only Love"
Stuck in Vermont Turns 300!
This is the 300th episode of Stuck in Vermont! Eva Sollberger started Stuck in Vermont six years ago as a way to tell the stories of Vermonters. Since then, she has created more than 30 hours of content with 2 million views. Her work has won state and regional awards. So for the 300th episode, the tables are turned. WCAX Anchor/Reporter Kristin Carlson profiles Eva and finds out why she loves being Stuck in Vermont.
Thanks to The Smittens for the Stuck in Vermont theme song!
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1/20/13: Robert Achinda believes in miracles, and after hearing his story, some Vermonters do too.
Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Achinda, his wife Anna and 3 of their children fled to Tanzania in the '90s to escape civil war. The Congo conflict has become one of the bloodiest since World War II, leaving millions dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.
For the past 8 years, Mr Achinda has been in the United States living separately from his family of 9. Until Mr Achinda was granted asylum, his family was not able to join him - this process took 7 years.
Vermont was not the first place Mr Achinda imagined when he dreamt of America, but he has called it home for the past 6 years and has made many friends here.
In the fall of 2012, Mr Achinda was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given 6 months to live. North Ferrisburgh residents Lisa and Tom Bove rallied the community in his support. The Office of Senator Patrick Leahy helped expedite the Achinda family's processing through the Department of State as well as helping to obtain visitor visas for Mr Achinda's mother and sister-in-law. Floery Mahoney and her mother Debbie Allen of the Terry F Allen Family Charitable Trust donated airplane tickets for the family and computers for the childen. The Community Bible Church rented a Charlotte home for the Achindas and local donations of furniture, food and clothing poured in from the surrounding community.
After 8 years of living apart, the Achindas were reunited in late January (one son has yet to arrive) and introduced to their new home. Eva caught up with them at the Community Bible Church where a reception was being held in their honor. After undergoing intense chemotherapy, Mr Achinda's diagnosis is better than expected, and it remains to be seen if the miracles will continue.
Mr Achinda hopes to pay it forward with his non-profit organization, International Solidarity for Peace & Development (ISOPEDE Inc) which will help both immigrants and Africans alike.
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1/27/13: The 5th Annual Get Out and Backcountry Ski Festival was held at Bolton Valley on Sunday. Almost 100 skiers participated in this fundraiser for the Catamount Trail Association which included instruction as well as some backcountry adventure. Eva strapped on some skis and explored a portion of the Catamount Trail, a 300 mile winter-use trail which runs the length of the state.
Music: La Strada, New Home, "Go Forward"
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1/17/13: Since the 1970s, father and son team Art and Richard Lavigne have been selectively logging the 400 acres of forest at Shelburne Farms. Eva catches up with brothers Richard and Peter Lavigne as they carefully harvest a 10 acre woodlot behind the Farm Barn and talks to Marshall Webb about the farms' working landscape.
Music: Kangaroo, Demos, "Bodhi Tree"
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1/10/13: After 18 years as a leader of the education programs at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Joan Robinson is leaving behind an impressive legacy. A theatrical arts educator with a zest for life and a love of teaching, Robinson's decades of work at the Flynn have helped shape its Education Department to include programs which serve about 50,000 Vermont students each year. Her ability to integrate drama and movement into classrooms and make "Words Come Alive!" for both teachers and students is what makes Robinson's teaching style so unique.
Robinson will continue teaching drama part-time at the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler (a school which she helped design) and will still serve as a teaching artist for Flynn programs on occasion. Eva talks to teachers, students and Flynn staff about the impact of Robinson's work in schools across Vermont.
Music: Antara, Harbor All the Strays, "Ground Level Up"
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1/3/13: Sometimes a good photo can play a significant role in a shelter animal's quest for a home. Kelly Schulze, the photographer behind Mountain Dog Photography, has been volunteering weekly at the Humane Society of Chittenden County since 2009 with her husband Ian, who is known as "The Cat Whisperer." They have captured 1600+ animals' photos which have helped many of them find families. Eva visits them in action at the HSCC and takes a trip out to Monkton to meet their furry brood of 5 dogs, 6 cats and 5 chickens.
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12/31/12: First Night Burlington celebrates its 30th year with 95 groups, hundreds of performers, 15 venues and 11,000 attendees. Eva rings in the New Year with some resolutions.
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12/15/12: Silvio Mazzarese is a fourth generation Italian jeweler who has lived all over the world. In 2008, he moved to Jeffersonville with his family and opened Ornament Studio.
After Silvio's shop was robbed earlier this month, the close-knit community came together to cash mob the store and to show their support.
Music: Bert Hirsch, "Ro-ro-rolling Along"
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12/8/12: The Third Annual River of Light Lantern Parade filled the streets of Waterbury with light, creativity and some visitors from outer space on Saturday. Students from Thatcher Brook Primary School, artists and community members carried their 400+ homemade lanterns fashioned into sea creatures, a gigantic dragon and objects from our solar system in a magical parade through town.
Music: Sambatucada!
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