Munzing conceived of the parade and festival as a community thank you to the farmers of Windham County and beyond, and this year's event included an artistic tribute to some of the area's farmers. Munzing said she was proud of the parade and the festival because the events have raised awareness of the area's agricultural heritage, and its farmers. The heifers, which ranged in age from a couple of months to almost two years old, wore flower wreaths and, in some cases, Vermont license plate...

Harbormaster Dan Temko reports that dozens of fishermen lit out from the harbor in search of the fish. Meanwhile, commercial salmon fishermen are cooling their heels. Harbormaster Dan Temko reports that dozens of fishermen lit out from the harbor in search of the fish. In a joint arrangement, the two nonprofit land trusts purchased the redwood-studded, 535-acre property for $4 million from the Hewlett-Packard, which had previously used the land for private employee recreation. That season...

The minister was speaking to mediapersons after a meeting he had with various organisations in the fisheries sector at the guest house here on Sunday. The objective of the state government in bringing the law was to ensure protection to the traditional fishermen, who had been fishing during trawling ban period for the last 10 to 18 years, he said. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu. Regional...

A couch potato is defined by the OED as "a person who spends leisure time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes. Sure, Atkins diet proponents say that potatoes have a fairly high carbohydrate count, but they also recommend regularly eating steak or bratwursts, so I'll forgive them for the potato thing. They're afraid that the image of a slovenly fat guy slouching on his sofa, watching Baywatch reruns is going to have a negative impact on the image...

Rebollido CARRYING a huge tuna on his shoulder, a burly man burnt by the sun breathes heavily as he finds his step on a boat's gangplank to get the fish to a scale. All these moves, DTI said, are anchored on the vision that GenSan, which was practically built by the fishing industry, "will be a globally competitive economy and a livable city with healthy, well-educated and responsible citizens actively taking part in governance. Local tuna industry leaders view the re-flagging as...

All Canadians, within legal conservation limits, must continue to have access to those fish and fisheries. n The club held a successful smorgasbord and fundraiser, featuring many samples of wild game and a wonderful display of trophies and taxidermy. It appears to be an attempt to create a legal avenue for every fishery in Canada, both inland and marine, to ultimately be privatized much like our West Coast halibut fishery has been without the legal authority to do so. We are upset the...