By Dom Cioffi I look forward to this time of year, which is why I save up several vacation days to coincide with my company holidays. I use this extra time to partake in various Christmas activities and get numerous […]
Tag: Christmas
Remembering Christmas from yesteryear
By Mary Ellen Shaw Remembering Christmas from the ’50s and ’60s has become a topic for my column every December. From a child’s point of view downtown Rutland was a magical place with lighted garlands strung across Merchants Row, Center […]
Mountain Times – Volume 50, Number 51 – Dec. 22-28, 2021
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Benson Chevrolet collecting donations for Toys for Tots
Help us make a child’s Christmas special this year! We are again a local drop-off location in the Ludlow area. Help us fill the tree and truck with books, toys, clothing and more this holiday season! There is no greater […]
Brandon is shining in lights
Sunday, Dec 19 —BRANDON — Brandon is painting the town in holiday lights. Two great events are happening this Sunday in Brandon. Holiday decorating contest The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce invites all Brandon residents to join in the holiday […]
Celebrate the holidays at Billings Farm & Museum
Where Christmas, fun & history meet! WOODSTOCK — Experience the traditions of a late 19th-century Vermont Christmas with a visit to the Billings Farm & Museum this holiday season. Christmas at the Farm will be featured Dec. 4-5, 10-12, and […]
EDC wants to make Woodstock a Christmas destination
By Katy Savage The Woodstock Economic Development Commission wants to make Christmas a month-long event in Woodstock. The commissioners discussed making Woodstock a go-to “Christmas town” in 2022 at their meeting on Oct. 7, with the Wassail Parade at the […]
Celebrate Christmas in Weston, Saturday
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m.—WESTON— Now in its 35th year, “Christmas in Weston” is a day-long event celebrating traditional holiday nostalgia taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will be treated to a […]
You’re a mean one
By Dom Cioffi As a young child, I reveled in picture books. It wasn’t that I loved to read so much as I loved looking at the illustrations. This is probably why, when I grew out of the picture book […]
Theater review: Company offers Dickens holiday classic
By Julia Purdy “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year!” With these words Scrooge appeals to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to help him escape the dreadful vision of a […]