Here come real stars to fill the upper skies, And here on earth come emulating flies, That though they never equal stars in size, (And they were never really stars at heart Achieve at times a very star-like start… […]
Category: Column
Column, Looking Back
Friends and acquaintances
In a column written back in May by fellow Mountain Times columnist, Dom Cioffi, he told about the various friends throughout his life. That got me thinking about the friends I have made over the years. Some remain in […]
Column
Fires, swimming are prohibited at fishing access areas
With the beginning of summer and anglers fishing from shore, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds people that open fires and swimming are prohibited at all Vermont state fishing access areas. Open fires and their remnants, create unsafe […]
Column
Prevent tick-borne illness
By George Fjeld Editor’s note: Dr. George Fjeld is a retired physician. Summer’s almost here and it’s time to get outside! Fun things like walking the dog, going for a hike, swimming, and paddling in the lake or playing a […]
Column, Living the Dream
The last day
It’s the earliest day of the season (for my family anyway). We were in line an hour before the lifts started, with Bloody Marias and breakfast sandwiches in hand, way earlier than we would get there for any powder day. […]
Column, Movie Diary
Chances are…
Evelyn Adams loved playing the lottery and dreaming about the day she might finally win big. Initially she spent $25 a week on tickets, but over the years her growing passion to play drove her spending to over $100 […]
Column, The Outside Story
Of dewdrops and spider webs
On a foggy morning walk, it may seem as if the spider webs on your path have turned into jeweled wonders, every thread a string of gems as smooth as pearls and as sparkling as diamonds. Each of these […]
Column
Woodstock Union High School announces its senior’s plans post graduation
Jordan Lee Allard, Merrimack College, Marketing and Communications Emma Halpin Allegretti, Villanova University, Environmental Studies & Communication Meghan Jennifer Bailey, Gap Year Cody Edward Bartlett, Army National Guard Austin Robert Bloch, Plymouth State University, Business Administration Christopher Morrill Bradley, […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue
Something isn’t right
For several months now, there has been a bright shining star in the Western horizon in the evening. That star is Venus and she’s the star to keep an eye on now. Reason being, she’s going to be taking a […]
Looking Back
No phys ed or female sports back in the day
A classmate recently told me that she didn’t remember any sports for girls during our high school years at Mount St. Joseph Academy in the early 1960s. I didn’t recall any either so I checked the yearbooks online to […]