…and a potluck dinner Saturday, Dec. 30—RUTLAND—The Rutland County Audubon Society hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 30. Participants may join a group and venture into different sections of the Rutland area to count the birds they observe. […]
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Ring in the New Year slope-style
Sunday, Dec. 31—KILLINGTON—Join in on the fun at the K-1 Base Lodge for a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike any other! Inside the lodge, there’ll be family-friendly activities including arts and crafts and live music. Outside, we’ll have all the […]
Sports betting comes to Vermont, launches Jan. 11
State has contracted with three operators for online wagering Governor Phil Scott and Department of Liquor and Lottery Commissioner Wendy Knight announced Dec. 12 that online sports wagering will launch in Vermont on Jan. 11, 2024, to coincide with […]
The Funologist: Practice Part 3: Adventure is rarely comfortable
By Sandra Dee Owens Visions of wanderings through Oslo’s enigmatic landscape. By Sandra Dee Owens I was ready to wander solo. On a trip I was afraid to take. With my (tiny) book “Fear” at the printer, I […]
The Outside Story: How trees prepare for winter
By Rebecca Perkins Hanissiant Of all life’s synergies, I appreciate most the one between my propensity for domestic procrastination and my love of moving through the outdoors — countless adventures are born of it. During a late November weekend, when […]
The Movie Diary: Something smells funny
For reasons likely buried deep in my DNA, I have always had an acute sense of smell. While my other senses have been ravaged by time, my olfactory awareness has maintained a high-level status. My mother also had a […]
Poetry is Power: Winter to me
The wind howls, The trees sway, The cold icy air whistles, Then all is still. The snow begins to fall, Making everything sparkly and white, Falling silently, Fluffy white snow fills the land. The icy air returns, Forming the […]
NRB to host online public meeting on Act 250 legislative study
The Natural Resources Board will host an online public meeting to present its draft legislative report “Necessary Updates to the Act 250 Program.” The online public meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 15 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Act 182 […]