Orleans NewsLocal news for Orleans, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mad About Mardi Gras- February 25, 2008 "It's just name recognition. An event like this is great to get out name recognition, and that's what a primary like this is all about." It may be colder and somewhat less rowdy than celebrations in the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans, but don't tell that to some crazy parade goers in Burlington. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/orleans-vt/2008/02/mad-about-mardi-gras?fromrss=1 With Oil Prices Rising, Wood Makes a Comeback- February 19, 2008 "If the economy is good, people go to gas. If the economy is sluggish, people go to wood and pellet stoves." As a child, Brian Cook remembers hurling wood into the big orange boiler his father bought during the oil crisis of the late 1970s, helping feed the fire that provided heat and hot water to his family. via New York Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/orleans-vt/2008/02/with-oil-prices-rising-wood-makes-a-comeback?... |