Chairman of the board
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The way in which young man, Jake Burton Carpenter changed winter sports forever is presented. The founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake had long spied the opportunity where others saw only obstacles and he pioneered the sport, Snowboarding, that has now risen from the back of his station wagon to center stage at the Winter Olympics.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 2003
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Secrets of the valley
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Details about the Mad River Valley in Vermont, which is home to the towns of Waitsfield, Warren, and Fayston, and is a proudly iconoclastic place are presented. The valley is a place where people find space and time to be creative, further, description about the valleys' beauty is outlined.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 2003
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Rural rescue: there's more to providing first aid in a small town than just fiddling with high-tech rescue gear
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A man who moved to Waterbury, Vt, describes volunteering as a medical technician with the Waterbury Ambulance Service. He found that emergency services in a small town are personal operations. On one occasion the town's snow plows arrived to help the ambulance reach an elderly patient.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1996
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