Local Lowdown - 02/11/10

Community Bridge game

Feb. 11, 2 – 4 p.m.

Brush up on your bridge skills with local game fanatics at the Ilsley Public Library. Visit http://www.7notrump.wordpress.com or call Gisela at (802) 462-3373 for more information.

MALT open house

Feb. 11, 4 – 8 p.m.

The Middlebury Area Land Trust and the National Park Service will present information on the possibility of extending the North Country National Scenic Trail through Addison County in the Weybridge Congregational Church Cafeteria. Two presentations will run, one at 4 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. More information can be found at (802) 388-1007 or

http://www.maltvt.org.

Sweethearts Ball

Feb. 13, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

Bring your special someone to the annual ball to benefit the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department. Step out to the Middlebury American Legion for a night of dancing in your Valentine’s Day bes. Tickets are $15 per couple or $8 per person, and they are available from any Orwell firefighter, at Christine’s Hairstyling, Hawk’s Country Kitchen, Orwell Gas n’ Go or Buxton’s General Store.

5K Run/Walk Benefit

Feb. 13, 1 p.m.

Sign up for this 5k Run/Walk to benefit Doctors Without Borders in Haiti at Middlebury Union Middle School and help the local community help Haiti. The minimum registration fee is $5, and additional donations are appreciated. The start time is 1 p.m., but registration starts at 11:30 a.m. at the middle school.

Marsh, meadow and grassland wildlife walk

Feb. 14, 8 – 11 a.m.

Get your Valentine’s Day started right with the monthly nature walk hosted jointly by Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust. This month’s leaders are Alcott Smith and Ron Payne, and the walk will leave from the Otter View Park parking lot. More information is available at

http://www.maltvt.org.

Ski and Snowboard Sale and Coat Drive

Feb. 13 & Feb. 14, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Donate your clean used coats at this drive hosted by Coats From Slopes, a Vermont non-profit helping to keep Vermonters warm. There will also be new and used ski and snowboard equipment for sale at super discounted prices. For more information, contact Jonathan at (802) 258-0282.

Legislative breakfast

Feb. 15, 7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Get the scoop on the legal goings-on in Addison County at the Middlebury American Legion. Make your voice heard! Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m., discussion will start at 7:30 a.m.