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Community News October 18, 2007
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Dandelion Daycare
Faces a Crisis

By Martha Slater
     JoHanna Buker, director of Dandelion Day Care Center on South Main Street in Rochester, was told by state officials October 10 that the center will have to close its doors soon, unless she can prove that there is a need for infant and toddler care in the area.
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Students Make
Forests Healthier
     Students form the Randolph Technical Career Center have forged a partnership with the town’s Forestry Committee that uses and teaches skills and will result in healthier forests.
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East Central Fiber Network Meeting Held in Tunbridge
By Scott Beavers
     A well-attended public informational meeting was hosted by the East Central Fiber Network (ECFiberNet) Monday, Oct. 15 at the Tunbridge Town Hall.
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Grade School Enrollment
Takes Unexpected Plunge

By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch
     Randolph Elementary School (RES) board members were told Oct. 4 that there has been an unanticipated drop in RES student numbers. According to Matt Poirier, chair, enrollment now stands at about 305, about 20 fewer students than had been projected.
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Public Hearing Is Scheduled About Senior Housing Project
By John Freitag
     There will be a public hearing on the Senior Housing project next Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Building at the Justin Morrill Homestead.
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Randolph Folks Invited to Help Decorate National Christmas Tree
     This year, Vermont is sending a 60-ft. balsam fir to the U.S. Capitol to be installed on the Capitol Lawn.
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Flu Shot Clinics Are Scheduled
At Gifford Primary Care Sites

     Gifford Medical Center will hold flu shot clinics beginning Oct. 29 at its primary care offices located throughout central Vermont.
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Gifford Medical Center Plans Free Diabetes Education Expo
     Gifford Medical Center in Randolph has a Diabetes Clinic providing specialized care to diabetes patients and regularly holds self-management classes. On Friday, Nov.
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