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Robert Layman / Staff Photo Henry Fredericks, left, receives a patch from Bill Lovett, Cheif of the Rutland City Fire Department, and Lt. Robet Miles at the firehouse Wednesday afternoon. The patch is worn by members of the department and was given to Fredericks after he assisted a resident on Meadow Street contain a fire until the department arrived.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Kate Bosnich, new director of Rutland City School District's Tapestry & EPIC programs.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Henry Fredericks, left, receives a shirt from Bill Lovett, Cheif of the Rutland City Fire Department, and Lt. Robert Miles, center, at the firehouse Wednesday afternoon. The shirt was given to Fredericks after he assisted a resident on Meadow Street contain a fire on August 28, 2017, until the department arrived.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo New Veterinary physician Susan Johnson will take over from Scott MacLachlan at the Poultney Veterinary Services. Seen here, Johnson poses with her black lab Roxie after giving her a treat in the exam room Thursday.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo New Veterinary physician Susan Johnson will take over from Scott MacLachlan at the Poultney Veterinary Services. Seen here, Johnson poses with her black lab Roxie after giving her a treat in the exam room Thursday.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Scott MacLachlan points to an x-ray of a northern timber rattlesnake in one of the exam rooms. The x-ray was taken after MacLachlan embedded a tracking device into the snake in 2014 as part of an ongoing study with biologist Doug Blochett of the Nature Conservancy Center who was studying their habits.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Cats, hedgehogs, raptors, dogs, pigs and more are remembered on the patient photo board at the vet's office with photos provided by their owners.

Photo by James Biggam New Harwood Athletic Director Chris Langevin stands in front of the Highlanders' trophy case on Wednesday.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo A pair of turkeys stand at ease in a field off of Boardman Hill Road in West Rutland Wednesday.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Tom Kearns, "A funny thing happened to Saul on the road from Damascus," West Rutland Marble.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Tom Kearns passes through his piece that will appear in this years Sculpfest. The piece, titled "A funny thing happened to Saul on the road from Damascus" is almost entirely raw West Rutland Marble, except for the polished gap at the bottom, and the polished inside corners at the top where he places his hands. Kearns became inspired from a piece after a moving accident broke the marble slab in half over an old rail road beam. Kearns said the piece models a "gateway," and serves as an interpretive passage for the millions of displaced Syrian refugees.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Tom Kearns, studio manager at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, feeds marbles into Lila Ferber's "Lost My Marbles," Sculptfest installation which is made of metal, wood and various rock types.

Robert Layman / Staff Photo Gary Parzych, "Untitled," white marble.