Williston Observer

Nov. 24, 2010

Boy Scout Troop 692 went zip-lining on Nov. 20 with Alpine Adventures zipline tours in Lincoln, N.H.

Nov. 24, 2010

The Shelburne Meat Market at Williston opened in Taft Corners Shopping Center on Nov. 20.

Nov. 24, 2010

The Champlain Valley Union High football team had five players participate in the annual North-South senior all-star game, played at Castleton State College on Nov. 20. Quarterback and defensive back Konnor Fleming, halfback and defensive back J. P. Benoit, linebacker Eric Palmer and two-way linemen Cameron Fitzgerald and Dale Conger were the honored Redhawks who played on the North squad. Fleming, still hobbled by a leg injury in the semifinal contest with Rice Memorial High, watched from the sidelines. The North team won the game 74-48.

Nov. 24, 2010

Williston resident Braden Lalancette snapped these photos of Williston on Nov. 21.

Nov. 24, 2010

Tryouts begin Monday at Champlain Valley Union High for winter sports programs.

The schedule is unusually late this season, with opening practice day following the Thanksgiving holiday for the first time in memory.

Basketball tryouts will have the boys working out at 6:30 a.m. and again at 3 p.m., with the girls taking over at 6 p.m. under new varsity coach Jeff Evans.

Hockey tryouts are set for Cairns Arena in South Burlington with the boys on rink 1 at 4 p.m. and the girls at rink 2 starting at 4:10 p.m.

Wrestling candidates will meet right after school at 3:15 p.m. in the CVU mini-gym.

Alpine and Nordic ski candidates will be going through conditioning programs at the school at 3:15 p.m.

Gymnastics candidates will meet new coach Carlie Rivard at 7 p.m. at Green Mountain Gymnastics in Williston.

— Mal Boright, Observer correspondent