Harry Ladue to be inducted into the New England Basktball Hall of Fame

Harry Ladue has been named to the 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame.  On Saturday, June 22, Harry Ladue will join other honorees representing a variety of categories including coaches, players, teams and special contributors at a major ceremony at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Harry Ladue has been the Windsor Boys Basketball Coach at Windsor High for 30 years. Windsor teams have always petitioned to play up a higher division than their enrollment. Under Ladue the Windsor Boys have been to 11 Final Fours, 8 Finals, and have won the State Championship 4 times. He has been Coach of the Year 8 times. He has been inducted into the Vt. Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He has been inducted into the Windsor High Wall of Fame as a player. Windsor’s playoff record is 39-21. Harry has been on the Executive Board for the Vt. Coaches Assoc. for many years, and a lifelong member of the Association.

The June 22 event will include a series of afternoon panel discussions featuring a number of former NBA and WNBA players who will be inducted that evening, as well as famed coaches, such as John Caliperi of Kentucky, former UMASS Coach.  Renowned novelist, Harlan Coben, who was an outstanding player at Amherst, will be among the inductees, and will serve as an afternoon panelist.  
The event -- as much reunion as ceremony -- has become one of the largest sports dinners in America.  At the last ceremony, the event welcomed over 1,600 people and was a sellout.  The 2013 event is expected to be a sellout.  For further information, visit www.nebasketballhalloffame.com. CONGRATULATIONS HARRY!

Green UP, Old South Rummage Sale & Car Wash - Saturday

Green Up Day
Saturday, May 4^th Green Up Day will be observed on Saturday, May 4th. It is helpful if participants stop by the Windsor Fire Department from 8:30 AM on to get the green “Green Up” bags and to register the location that they will be picking up trash.  Breakfast and goodies will be provided.  A cookout lunch will be provided afterward at the fire station. This year we are encouraging participants to carry a separate bag for recyclables. Please, if at all possible bring full bags to the town garage for disposal. If that is not practical let the organizers at the fire house know where you left bags so they can be picked up .  Participants should make sure to wear hard soled shoes and are encouraged to bring gloves and water bottles as well

Old South Church Rummage Sale
 Old South Church, Main St., Windsor, Vermont will hold its Spring Rummage Sale from May 2 – 4.  Featuring: Clothing for men, women and children, White Elephants, Jewelry, Glassware, Books, Toys, Furniture and Household Items. Be sure to watch for the Silent Auction items.   Hourly Specials during the sale will be posted on the Old South Church Facebook page, be sure to check it out Free Coffee as usual.
 
            Thursday, May 2, from 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
            Friday, May 3, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Bag Sale at noon)
            Saturday, May 4, Clearance from 9:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m.


Car Wash To Support Windsor Early Childhood Education Center
Saturday, May 4th 9am to 2pm Washing Cars for a Great Cause. Help us support our young. Come get your car washed and donate to WECEC. WECEC is non-profit and all donations will go towards items for the children. This has been a huge success in the past; please help make it another success this year. Helpers also wanted!!!!

The Windsor Rotary Penny Sale is Saturday! 7pm

Saturday, April 27th April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Lois F. White Theater. Doors open for advance ticket sales at 6 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby, with proceeds to benefit the Windsor Early Childhood Education Center. Local Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies will serve as “runners” to deliver the prizes from the main stage to the lucky winners. Proceeds from the Penny Sale will benefit Windsor Rotary charities.

The grand prize, drawn at the conclusion of three rounds of prize drawings, is $1,000.00 cash. Second prize is $500.00, and the door prize is $100.00. (Winner must be present to claim the door prize.) 
Area businesses and individuals have donated prizes of merchandise and services ranging from gift certificates at local restaurants to the ubiquitous 50 feet of garden hose. There are an estimated 100 prizes per round, with each ticket costing $1, or $5 for a book of six tickets. For the last several years the final prize of each round has been a gas grill – a most popular item. Other prizes have included greens fees to the John P. Larkin Country Club, paintings by local artists, savings bonds, flag sets, and Vermont maple syrup. Donations of cash are used to buy prizes from local stores. A selection of prizes will be on display at Nuance Gallery and People’s United Bank and in some storefront windows along Main Street. 

Another tradition has been for the Rotary President and President-Elect to head up rival teams to see who can sell the most tickets in advance of the Penny Sale. The winning team gets bragging rights and the team captains buy each other lunch. This year the teams are headed up by Kevin Donovan, president-elect, and David Baker, vice president.             

Bridge Replacement Project To Begin on I-91 in Windsor

Bridge Replacement Project To Begin on I-91 in Windsor

By Patrick O’Grady 
Valley News Correspondent 

Windsor — Motorists who travel I-91 in Windsor will likely be experiencing slowdowns as the highway is diverted and narrows into a single lane in each direction as construction begins this month to replace the bridge that crosses over Route 44.

The bridge, which was built as part of the original highway construction project between 1958 and 1965, has passed its design life of 50 years, a spokesman for the project’s general contractor, Lane Construction, said. Bridge replacement will take place over two construction seasons with the southbound span being replaced this year and the northbound bridge in 2014

Closure of the southbound lanes of the interstate will probably begin at the end of 
this month, according to spokesman Elliot Bent. 

“Right now, they are doing initial construction, but they are not doing anything to disrupt traffic,” Bent said yesterday. 

“The lane shift will begin around the last week of April.” 

To prepare for removal of the old bridge and construction of the new one, the northbound side will be configured to handle single lane traffic in both directions. That configuration will last until November. Though traffic will be slower and motorists can expect delays, the interstate will not be closed. 

When the bridge is dismantled, Route 44 will be closed between seven and 10 days in May, Bent said, adding that the state will not allow it to be closed any longer. 

Motorists will be directed to detours on Route 44A and Route 5, though trucks will have a different route. 

In August, when the new span is constructed, Route 44 will again be closed for up to 10 days. Construction work will be done between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

The new bridge will be made from pre-stressed concrete with a design life of 100 years. 

Next year, the northbound bridge will be replaced and the project will follow a similar construction schedule. 

Bent said the bridge, which is about 80 feet above Route 44, will span 673 feet from abutment to abutment. 

Demolition will include both the deck and the existing concrete supports down to ground elevation. 

The construction schedule could be altered, Bent said, based on weather. 

To obtain information on the project, along with up-to-the minute news on closures and delays, motorists can consult www.511vt.com or call 511. KSE’s twitter feed,http://twitter.com/ build91windsor, will also have information. 

Patrick O’Grady can be reached at ogrady56@yahoo.com. 

Dog Licenses Due April 1st.

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