“Girl, high school age, wants summer job, house, mill or office work. Write Box 218, Bradford, Vt.” A local girl placed this advertisement in The United Opinion in May 1933. She, like many other young people, sought summer employment. Summer jobs are the focus of this column.
BRADFORD—Blood. Feces. Vomit. If words on a page elicit a visceral reaction, viscera on a page elicits a wordless reaction. Jaw-slackening discoveries have become a daily occurrence over the last few weeks at the Bradford Public Library leading community members to call on the selectboard for help.
WOODSVILLE—In an effort to deter through traffic, speed bumps have been installed on a village roadway between Central Street and Dartmouth College Highway.
BRADFORD—Help wanted. It’s a familiar refrain heard at, among many other places, schools across the region. With the new school year set to begin later this month, there are plenty of vacancies.
WELLS RIVER—A new business is blooming in Wells River. The Red Tea Kettle Floral Design, with its inviting crimson door and a welcoming flag, is off and running in the old Happy Hour building complex.
POST MILLS—A few years after a proposed workforce housing development in Thetford failed, a nearby mobile home park in West Fairlee is getting a makeover and invigorating the neighborhood.
RYEGATE—One of Karli Blood’s favorite songs is “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter (1996).
“The composition, instrumentals, and vocals are beautifully written and recorded,” Blood told the Journal Opinion recently.
It should come as no surprise then that Blood’s two recorded songs, “Still a Child” and “What We Used To Be” evoke similar rhythms and themes, especially as country music is her favorite genre. Blood, 17, will begin her senior year of Blue Mountain Union this fall. Not only is she an accomplished singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, she is also a recording artist.
ORFORD—A long-delayed repair of a dreadful stretch of roadway should get underway next month. On July 27, the Orford Selectboard held a public hearing ahead of the first phase of improvements planned for a section of Archertown Road.
BRADFORD—Devil’s Den, a new shop selling cannabis products, recently opened on Main Street.
The name is an homage to the Devil’s Den hiking area on Wright’s Mountain, and also references the old term “the devil’s lettuce” from the 1930s Reefer Madness era.