It’s almost time for Halloween and sometimes adults have as much fun as kids on this holiday. Looking back to the 1950s when I went “trick-or-treating” the costumes were pretty simple. Most kids dressed as witches, ghosts, hobos or vampires. Celebrity or movie related costumes were not popular like they are today. Many of…

No matter the time of day, I love laying on my blanket in the middle of a field and staring up at the sky. While you are the one that walks through the forest to create movement, the sky appears the exact opposite. Only when you lie perfectly still can you track the movements of…

On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose with large antlers appeared. He plunged into the water and swam across the pond, only 50 feet from where…

    When I was a kid, my mother stored all our holiday decorations in an attic room just off her bedroom. It was a small, cramped spot that was difficult to move around in due to the slanted ceiling, but perfect for storing items that weren’t accessed regularly.  I never liked this room. There…

  The raindrops hit my face, Slowly, Showing me nature. I open my eyes, Taking it all in, The beauty of the world, The beauty of nature, The leaves, All golden yellow, And fiery orange and red, A bird comes into view, Singing its beautiful little song. I take in the nature, The nature takes…

As is usual during the time in between eclipses, there’s an eerie reduction of planetary movement. That being said, the sky isn’t completely devoid of consideration. A big part of this week is contemplating all that you’ve been taught and told. Is it true? Is it false? Is it even real? What is truth when…

Courtesy Killington Resort The 22nd annual Killington Bridal Show, held this Sunday at Killington,  will connect wedding professionals with couples in search of their dream wedding experience.     Sunday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON—The 22nd annual Killington Bridal Show, organized by the Vermont Wedding Association (VWA), is a highly anticipated event for both wedding…

    Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Green Mountain Fly Tyers club will be holding its second meeting of the season on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St. Rutland. Presenting for the evening will be Paul Buccheri and he will be demonstrating two flies…

Tuesday, Oct. 24 —WEST WINDSOR — “The Journey Home,” a Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society original short film, will premiere online on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. A link to view the film will be posted on all of Lucy Mackenzie’s social media accounts (including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) in addition to their website: LucyMac.org,…

  Find out what this season has in store, as well as upcoming development plans. Leaders from the Killington Pico Area Association, town, resort and Great Gulf (village developer) will all share updates on what’s to come. A cocktail party will follow. RSVP at KillingtonResort.com/RSVP.

  Newest sculpture honors the founder of the Vermont marble industry  Wednesday, Oct. 18 at noon—RUTLAND—The 11th sculpture on the Rutland Sculpture Trail, honoring business and civic leader Redfield Proctor, will be unveiled Oct. 18 in downtown Rutland. The sculpture will be unveiled at noon that day in a garden area at 47 Merchants Row.…

By John Bruno Eaglemania, the world’s greatest Eagles tribute band. Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—EagleMania, the world’s greatest Eagles tribute band, has been mesmerizing audiences for over a decade with their renditions of The Eagles’ timeless music. With their remarkable five-part harmony, virtuoso guitar work, and uncanny ability to replicate the distinct sound of…

WOODSTOCK—  Taylor Swift Eras Tour has come to town! The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 The Green, for a once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience of the history-making tour. Show times are Oct. 19-22, 26-29, Oct. 31, and Nov. 2-5 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $19.89 for adults and …

Saturday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.—Rutland—Get ready for a night of spine-tingling thrills as Area 802: Face Your Fears Trail of Terror returns for its second year. Presented by Come Alive Outside and Partners for Prevention, this one-night-only event promises to send shivers down everyone’s spine at Pine Hill Park, located at 2 Oak Street…

Saturday, Oct. 21, at Noon—KILLINGTON—The Killington Mountain Bike Club, a chapter of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, is excited to announce the third annual Haunted Hillside Relay Race presented by Fox MTB. This event is a spooky good time filled with bikes, brews, and BOOS, and is a fundraising event for the Killington Mountain Bike…