LYNDON- The burden of holiday gift shopping is upon many people and here in the northeast kingdom individuals had the opportunity to buy presents at the 42nd Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair in the Lyndon Town School.
BURKE- Burke Mountain Academy hasn't been waiting around in the Northeast Kingdom for snow. The academy's 68 students have been traveling to places all over the globe.
BURKE- Burke Mountain has moved into another phase of there new lift construction. The new lift called the Mid Burke Express has some new additions with the help from one helicopter.
BURKE- This past weekend marked the beginning of dear hunting season in Vermont. This weekend, young hunters were able to take place in the annual youth deer hunting weekend.
EAST BURKE- Vermont received its first snowfall last weekend. It will be only weeks until the Northeast Kingdom is covered in snow. This means that ski resorts like Burke Mountain are running out of time to prepare for the ski and ride season.
BURKE- With Snow on the ground for the first time this season the Burke Town School's annual ski swap began at eight in the morning on Sunday with frigid temperatures but a high turnout.
EAST BURKE- The East Burke Fire Brigade still owes $50,000 of a loan that was used to buy a new fire truck for the Department. One town official has come up with a creative way to pay this money back.
EAST BURKE - Burke Mountain is in the process of major improvements to its mountainside resort. Five new intermediate and expert trails have been added to the mountain.
Members of the Burke community are finally recognizing the ongoing issue of dangerous driving on Route 114 where the speed limit is 30 miles per hour, but speed limit signs are often ignored by drivers.
EAST BURKE - It's approximately a fifteen-minute chairlift ride from mid-Burke to the top of Burke Mountain, but the long ride will soon be a little shorter.