By Jim Harrison At the start of the State House March Madness competition a few weeks ago a group of members in the House Transportation Committee collaborated to put in an entry, which they named “Off the rails.” And to their own surprise, their committee effort is doing quite well in the standings. The slogan…

Sunday, April 2 at 4 p.m.—BOMOSEEN— Molly Anderson, professor of food studies at Middlebury College will present at the Science Pub this Sunday at Taproom at Lake Bomoseen. Hunger. War. Sustainability. Reform. What if healthy food for everyone were a right instead of something mostly available to wealthier people?  The U.S. is the only industrialized country…

By Karen D. Lorentz  On March 24, a standing room only crowd learned fascinating highlights on Pico’s history, ranging from its opening and unique position of women having operated it to the area’s ski patrol, ski club, and racing programs that engendered a loyalty that has made the mountain one of America’s 30 longest operating…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue  Wood ashes are a surprisingly useful byproduct of winter heating. In addition to household uses such as making soap or adding traction to driveways, wood ashes can be used to amend your garden and lawn soils.  Wood ash, like limestone, is high in calcium, and can raise soil pH to provide…

By Karen D. Lorentz It’s a cliché, but so true for the Soar family — the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Whether genes or pure luck, both of Hannah Soar’s parents were recreational mogul skiers in the 1980s and even competed in the amateur Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge (BMMC). “My Mom learned to…

By Karen D. Lorentz Spring has sprung and that means Killington’s festive spring events lineup kicks into high gear this Saturday, April 1, with the iconic Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge. The competition features male and female amateurs in five age brackets ranging from 13-and-under to 50-plus. Judges give points for turns and line, air, and…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Remember Jones brings their amazing show back to Killington and the Pickle Barrel Nightclub this Friday to kick off Mogul Challenge Weekend. Remember Jones played the K1 Base Lodge Teardown Party last March and blew me away. They made a lot of new fans that day, me included. The band made…

By Dom Cioffi In 1977, Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson was traded to the New York Yankees, signing an unprecedented $3 million deal for five years. The trade was all the buzz in the MLB, but was particularly strong in the northeast where fans live and die for their respective sports teams and…

By Cassandra Tyndall As this week begins, it should be quite clear we are in a fundamentally different cosmic landscape. For some, the personal experience will be cathartic and transformative. For others, it will barely be a blip on the radar. What we are now will set the tone for the next 20 years. Nothing…

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Saturday, March 25—WALLINGFORD—Sparkle Barn is having an “In Full Bloom” garden party in the newly expanded Bloom Room! this Saturday. It’s an all day event from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is free. Drop in anytime! They’ll be serving flower cookies and lemonade. It’ll be a great way to get a big dose of color therapy and get…

By Dom Cioffi I was finishing up a run the other day when my neighbor motioned me over to his house. I walked across the street and met him in his yard where he proceeded to pull out the name and number of a tree service that I had inquired about the day before.  I…

By Kenrick Vezina With spring creeping closer, our year-round avian residents such as cardinals and titmice are already raising their voices. But there’s more than one way to make music, and birds have evolved means for using everything at their disposal to fill our forests with whistles, twitters, and booms – no voice needed. Early…

By Mary Ellen Shaw When the second half of March rolls around I start checking my flower gardens looking for signs of future flowers. I can usually see something making an attempt to burst forth. In my gardens snowdrops win the prize for blooming first. They are a bulb flower so the cold of winter…

By Merisa Sherman Floating along, wiggling your body to the rhythm of the ridiculously buried natural features that only two days ago would have absolutely ripped a nasty core shot into your bases. But not today. Today, you cannot see any of that and are just floating through the woods, grabbing all the fresh, untouched…