Wednesday, April 12, 2 p.m.—POULTNEY—Poultney students celebrate the 10th Poultney Earth Fair, an annual tradition that draws hundreds of local people of all ages to celebrate the environment and community. Everyone is welcome to come learn, eat and celebrate. There will be plenty of family fun including the popular wood-fired-oven pizza, live music, and interactive…

Saturday, April 8, 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Part of Killington Resort’s Nor’Beaster spring celebration, the highly anticipated Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge competition and on-snow party returns to Killington. The annual competition will heat up again Saturday, April 8, as amateur bumpers take to the slopes of Outer Limits to battle for a place in the finals. The top…

Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.—TINMOUTH—Bill Staines will be the first concert in the Tinmouth Old Firehouse Concert Series, at 7:30 p.m., April 7. Come early, as limited seating fills fast. Bill Staines has been playing and singing folk music for 40 years. Most of the songs are his own, but many have passed into music…

Friday, April 7, 3:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center announces the opening of its annual K-12 Student Art Exhibit on April 7. This annual favorite features the talents of K-12 students from across Rutland County. It is the Chaffee Art Center’s pleasure to give young artists from dozens of Vermont schools, as well as home school…

Friday, April 7—POULTNEY—On April 7, Green Mountain College (GMC) will be hosting its third annual Making a Difference and Making a Living Conference. At the heart of this gathering is the essential question many ask: How do you create a career in which you can make a positive difference in the world and make a comfortable…

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Killington Resort to host races Thanksgiving weekend 2017-2018 By Evan Johnson Some of the best ski racers in the world will again be carving turns down Superstar at Killington Resort, Mike Solimano, resort president announced Monday, April 3. The FIS World Cup will return to Killington Resort over Thanksgiving weekend 2017, Nov. 24-26. "We wanted…

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CHESTER—Four Vermont 4-H teens earned a place on the state 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl team by achieving the highest overall scores in the Senior Division, ages 14 and older, in statewide competition on March 11 held at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester. It was sponsored by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H and…

KILLINGTON—Burlington-based nonprofit Puppets in Education (PiE) received funding from National Life Group Foundation to support a morning of bully prevention and empathy-building programs for Killington Elementary School Monday, March 13. Students shared their experiences and learned tips and tools to keep themselves and others safe while becoming a caring bystander. These empathy-building presentations provided a…

By Julia Purdy A new kind of nature book is hitting the stands. “The Mountain Manifesto: A Call to Protect the Green Mountains” is a detailed statement that aims to elevate the level of discourse around ridgeline development for industrial wind from the corporate bottom line of dollars and cents to a new, moral bottom…

The Agency of Natural Resources announced today that Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc., the owner of three Vermont Walgreens stores, was fined $20,000 for producing and selling batteries in Vermont without an Agency-approved battery stewardship plan. Under state law, manufacturers of “primary” batteries are required to identify how they will contribute to the free collection and…

WOODSTOCK—If there was a community disaster, would you be prepared? Would you like to learn skills that will help you, your family, and your community during an emergency? Would you like to help out when needed, but don’t know what to do or where to go? The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training program…

WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum has joined more than 100 history organizations around the country in endorsing the History Relevance Value Statement and declaring the importance of teaching and learning history. To celebrate, Billings Farm is urging history fans to post a selfie enjoying their favorite historical spot and use the hashtag #HistoryRelevance. The value statement…