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fv. 0- a'" Local Apple Growers Expect Small But Good Crop T-, vAp ipTL. j' dj, afcfciBWW' 1 IT Sr 9 i j- I 'U-iHWwrfP mg "Vi by JonKinson Windham County apple growers, echoing predictions from around the state, say they, too, expect a good, but lighter crop of apples this Vermonts apple crop is estimated to be 950,000 bushels, down nine percent from last years crop, according to Steven Justis, a marketing specialist with the Vermont Department of Agriculture. The summers intense heat and early drought- like conditions was the cause of the smaller crop. But the recent rainfall has some local growers a bit more optimistic.

The crop is sizing up better than we have expected with some of the recent rains, observed Evan arrow of Green Mountain Orchards in Putney. I think (the apple size) is going to catch up if you have a lot of patience, agreed Donald Hazelton of Orchard in Dummerston. Read Miller of Dwight Miller Orchards in Dummerston, Doug Harlow of Harlows Sugar House in Putney, Dan Chealtham of Moores Orchard in West Brattleboro, and Francis Miller of Francis Miller Orchard in West Brattleboro also agree that there will not be as many apples this year but the size will be good. All of the growers interviewed also agree that the recent warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights have made for excellent apple color. Most of the local growers expect to begin harvesting McIntosh apples towards the middle of this month," although a few have already begun to harvest on a small scale.

Some pick-your-own growers will open their orchards to the public by the weekend of September 10. Continued on page 3 I S' A rAe recent rainfall has benefited local apples, such as these two at Moores Orchard in West Brattleboro (Photo: Kinsoni VOL. 23. HO. 3 SEPT.

7. 13 PUTNEY BRATTLEBORO. VT 05301 (802) 257-7771 OUT-OF-AREA SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $23.00 PER YEAR I 13th Annual Green Mountain Antique Arms Show In Brattleboro Stratton Arts Festival Marks Silyer Anniversary By Showcasing 300 Artists vT I i 4 Antique and modern guns and gun equipment will be on display at the 13th annual Green Mountain Antique Arms Show to be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11, in the cafeteria of Brattleboro Union High School. The show runs from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 8 a m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. It is sponsored by the Brattleboro Rotary Club and the Brattleboro Police Benefit Association.

There is a $3 public donation for the show. Growing each year, the show has a full house of exhibitors, upwards of 125 in all, and is becoming one of the largest and finest gun shows in New England, according to the organizers of the event. The show features a wide selection of guns, gun equipment, pistols, and military according to Dr, Marcy Jones of Brattleboro, who, along with Clyde Johnson and Tom Johnson, chairs the event. The exhibitors are extremely knowledgeable1 about their collections, said Jones, who encourages people to bring in their old weapons for opinion, appraisal, or sale. The advice is free, he added.

V- According to Jones, the show draws many exhibitors, from the area and from as far away as Texas. Stories and anecdotes always fill the air at the show, and visitors are encouraged to listen or share their own, he said. I The Stratton Arts Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary from September 1 1 to October 16, having grown 10-fold from a three-day weekend event to one of the premier showcases of Vermont artists and artisans. There were about 30 artists exhibiting in 1964 when the first arts festival was held in the Stratton Mountain Base Lodge, according to Hubert Schriebl, director of the annual not-for-profit festival. Today, it has developed into a full-scale juried show for virtually every kind of medium as well as a series of concerts, demonstrations, and theatre performances on weekends.

This year, there will be close to 300 artists and artisans from the Green Mountain state exhibiting at the five-week festival. JShriebl said the base lodge once again will be converted into an art gallery for the show, with temporary walls put up for special lighting installed for the festival. When you walk through the show its no longer a base lodge for skiers. The moveable walls transform the space into a gallery area such as one visits in Boston or Manhattan, he said. V' Jury members select artists for exhibition at Stratton.

Six $500 awards for excellence are presented, as well as four $1000 Elinor Janeway Fellowships for deserving artists, which are based on merit and are designed to assist the artists in completing a specific project. The fellowships are named to honor Elinor' Janeway, wife f- of the late state Senator Ed Janeway an early director of the Stratton Mountain Corporation and the driving force in bringing. about the inaugural Stratton Arts Festival during the Columbus Day Weekend in 1963. Her intense love for the fine arts, especially those created by Vermont artists and artisans, led Mrs. Janeway to organize the first art festival.

Her V-l et VV v-n Vv Artist Judith Roberts-Rondeau qf Brattleboro will exhibit her work at the Stratton Arts (Photo: Robert Rondeau) Mile Automotive i 31 Employment Pago 24 Entertainment ft Leisure 19 Real Estate. 23 Services 23 husband was on the Governors Commission on the Arts, Shriebl explained, so she knew artists and craftspeople around the state and she knew they needed opportunity and space to exhibit their works. Continued on page 1 A- i fiV -If (t A i i ft i A.