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Volume 53 Number 24
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Town clerk awarded international scholarship LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
When Diana Vachon isn’t spending time at a yoga class or outdoors, you can probably find her at the Shelburne town offices, or in this case, just stepping off a plane from Alberta, Canada, after attending a trip with the International Institute of Municipal Clerks — one of three clerks in New England and New York chosen to attend last month’s networking and career building conference. The conference is an inspiring cultural event for municipal clerks to learn from one other and other experts in the field. For Vachon, it was her second conference go-round and the second time she was awarded a scholarship to attend. In total, about 800 clerks from all around the globe attended the conference, she said. “I met people from Uganda, Belgium, Australia, India and, of course, Canada and the United States,” she said. “It was just so cool to hear so many differSee VACHON on page 2
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A colorful hay rake seen along Spear Street in Shelburne.
Bear ‘doctor’ brings magic to Vermont Teddy Bear Company LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Behind the plush toys and forever cuddle friends found at Vermont Teddy Bear Factory are hours of hand stitching and stuff-
ing from a dedicated production department. But who among them is responsible for fixing a broken bear and ensuring Vermont Teddy Bear’s lifetime warranty? That would be Pamela Fay,
better known as “Dr. Pam,” the factory’s resident “M.D. of bearology,” as the official certificate that sits over her desk at the “bear hospital” reads. Fay has been an employee of the Vermont Teddy Bear production team for
28 years, moving up to the rank of doctor within the last three years. The move was a natural fit. She has nearly mastered how See DOCTOR on page 12
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