Taso Burger Nights Tuesdays May 11 and May 18 to benefit museum RUTLAND—Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum opened its doors to the public and welcomed visitors to downtown Rutland once again starting May 1. Wonderfeet has resumed regular public hours for guests without special reservations and is open Thursdays through Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays 1-4…

Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30 a.m.—POULTNEY— This week’s hike while birdwatching will be about 3 miles on easy to moderate terrain. The walks will be limited to eight people. Contact Joel Tilley to reserve a spot: jptilley50@gmail.com (preferred method), or 802-598-2583, evenings 7-8 p.m. We will be abiding by the most recent state guidelines for…

By Judith Tremblay, Ext. master gardener intern Now that the warmer days of spring are here, it is not uncommon for cabin fever to be replaced with gardening fever. However, it is important to take a step back and consider what can successfully be grown in your vegetable garden. A good starting point is to identify…

Mothers selflessly devote themselves to their children from infancy into adulthood. A mother’s love never wanes, and she’s always ready and willing to step in and put her children first.  Mother’s Day is a great chance for men, women and children to honor the special women in their lives. Delicious homemade treats can show mothers…

By Suzanne Freitas, UVM Extension master gardener  Warm days may tempt you to work in the garden and remove winter mulch, but wait a bit longer. We still could have more snow and some very cold nights. Plants still need protection. The freeze and thaw cycles of early spring can damage plants that have survived…

The Rutland County Humane Society is offering a low cost cat spay/neuter clinic with transportation from RCHS to Middlesex and back on May 6 for cats to be spayed/neutered. Drop your cat off at RCHS at 6 a.m. and pick your cat up later that day, likely around 6 p.m. Space is limited. If you are…

5-month-old. Female. German Shepherd mix. Tan and black. I am always on the go and have so much to see and learn that I just don’t know where to go first.  Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 • Tues. – Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org "Hi, I'm…

By Lee Emmons On certain afternoons, if I time it just right, I may spot a brown creeper (Certhia americana) on the trunk of a tree in my front yard. Moving stealthily, almost imperceptibly up the tree, the brown creeper hunts for food amongst the bark. I watch this avian mission with a sense of…

By Kevin Theissen We’ve all heard the phrase, “time is money.” But what does that really mean? And why does it matter? Time is the most precious of all resources. Once spent, it can never be reclaimed. Money is certainly a critical resource as well. Given the fact that time and money are two of…

By Dom Cioffi There was a paradigm shift at my house this past weekend that forced me to realize how quickly my son is becoming an adult. It all started on Friday afternoon when I picked him up after school. Normally, I pepper him with questions about his day and then have to pull answers…

By Sandra Dee Owens A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ... thought. Before taking a single step, I first have to think about taking a single step. Consciously or otherwise, everything begins ... with a thought. Even Funology, a wellness lifestyle that takes fun seriously — is rooted in thought. Focusing…

By Mary Ellen Shaw For most of us writing began when we learned to print our names. Occasionally, letters of the alphabet got printed backwards in the process but eventually we got it right. School classrooms had alphabet charts on the wall facing the students. Printed letters were in one row with the matching cursive…

By Merisa Sherman We pulled into the boat launch just before sunrise, the darkness just lifting enough so that we could see to undo the tie down straps without any help from our headlamps. You could hear the scraping of fabric as life jackets were pulled from the car. In the predawn silence, the sound of…

New tool for job and education seekers Advance Vermont has launched MyFutureVT.org, the state’s first free online hub to provide Vermonters with the information they need to make informed and empowered decisions about their career and education pathways. With 30,000 fewer Vermonters working than before the pandemic, MyFutureVT fills an urgent need to connect those seeking…

Revises outdoor mask guidance, moves to Step 2 of reopening plan By Polly Mikula On May 1 the state announced that it had hit the targeted vaccination threshold of 50–60% of all Vermonters and 60–70% of Vermonters 16-plus, triggering the planned move to Step 2 of the reopening plan, Vermont Forward. As of Tuesday, May…