If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, now is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are holding a limited number of courses throughout the state. To purchase a hunting license for the first time, completion of a basic…

Saturday, Aug 10 at 7 p.m. — SOUTH POMFRET — The Grange Theatre, 65 Stage Rd, South Pomfret hosts 'Funny.Females,' a night of standup comedy featuring some of the country's funniest and edgiest female comics: Vicki Ferentinos, Sharon Spell, Meredith Gordon, and Maddie Cross. For one night only, the three comedians will take to the…

 Wednesday, Aug.7 at 7 p.m.— POULTNEY—The upcoming Jazz Café at Stone Valley Arts, 145 E Main St, Poultney, will feature the Jazz Essentials Quintet featuring five Vermont musicians performing jazz standards by artists including Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Horace Silver, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Duke Ellington. The band members have individually performed at festivals and…

Tuesday, Aug. 13-Saturday, Aug. 17—RUTLAND— The Vermont State Fair returns this Aug. 13-17 to the Vermont State Fairgrounds, 175 South Main St., Rutland. Now in it's 178th year, features will include 4-H livestock and project exhibits, carnival rides, a midway, historical & forestry exhibits, a professional rodeo, big-name concerts and more. Children under 5 are…

Thursday, August 8, 5-8 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The 11th annual Chili Cook-Off will take place at K1 Base Lodge to benefit the Killington Parks and Recreation Scholarship Fund. Competitors can register to compete for the title of "Best Chili in Killington" by visiting the provided link or emailing Emily Hudson (recdirector@killingtontown.com). The event, which…

Come Alive Outside and Rutland Recreation and Parks have completed the installation of three new wooden benches along the popular Georgetti Trails, both lower and upper, according to a news release Tuesday, Aug. 6. “These benches provide much-needed spots for residents and visitors to rest, relax, and enjoy the beauty of the park,” the organizations…

By Melinda Moulton Editor’s note: Melinda Moulton, of Huntington, is a writer, filmmaker, social and climate activist and community leader. As the grandmother of three teenage girls, I have trepidation about their futures growing up in America. A hateful tenor toward women and anti-women rhetoric out in the open is now mainstreamed. Women’s rights are…

By Madeleine Kunin Editor’s note: Madeleine Kunin served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985-1991.  Just about every article about the Harris/Trump presidential campaign emphasizes how little time we have left until Election Day: fewer than 100 days. The authors of these stories see these few days as a crisis, a disadvantage or at…

Dear Editor, In response to Susan Weiksner’s letter in the last edition of the Mountain Times about being offended by political cartoons: I, in turn, was offended by your racism. You stated you are a retired teacher from Georgia. I hope your retirement offers you the time and motivation to seek knowledge, as any student…

Dear Editor, For the second consecutive year – exactly one year to the day – Vermont was struck by catastrophic flooding, wreaking havoc across our beautiful state. Kingsbury Companies, alongside many others, has been on the frontlines of cleanup and recovery efforts these past few weeks, and we are still supporting Vermonters in the aftermath…

Dear Editor, There are many acute problems crying for attention in the upcoming legislative session.  Affordability is a leading one that affects most Vermonters in one way or another. Families and individuals who would like to live in our communities are priced out due the lack of affordable housing. Businesses cannot fill open positions; hospitals, medical…

By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the publisher of the Addison Independent in Middlebury, a sister publication to the Mountain Times.  Here’s the only good news about the bad news concerning Vermont’s health care system — it’s so bad reform can’t wait. We absolutely must make substantial changes and do it quickly. That’s…

Saturday, Aug. 10, 8:30 a.m. —POULTNEY— The Slate Valley Scramble, a trail running race, will feature an 8K, half marathon, and a kids’ fun run, showcasing some of Vermont’s newest and most scenic single- and double-track trails within Slate Valley Trails’ network. The race takes place on some of the state’s newest and best single…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced in a release dated July 1 the start of a sweeping survey to gather in-depth, real-time information on the conservation practices farmers use. Over the course of this harvest season into next year, nearly 12,000 farmers and farm managers nationwide will be asked to share their experience…

While the July 26 figures from the state of Vermont on tax and fee revenues for the General Fund, Transportation Fund and Education were $143.6 million — above projections— and the General Fund contributed nearly $140 million of that with the personal income tax leading the way, as it has done for several years, another…