By Cassandra Tyndall Regardless of what you’ve got your sights on achieving this year, it takes bravery, courage and the willingness to see things differently to make the choice to change. Being amped up with an inflated sense of enthusiasm allows us to dream up the impossible and make it possible. Despite the best of…

  By Victoria Gaither You can look at many things to judge a community; the top of my list is art. Art is a community heartbeat, and I felt the beat strong on a cold morning as I walked through downtown Rutland to view spectacular murals. Sure, most communities have murals, but there is something special…

Cookies are now for sale across New Hampshire and Vermont through online portals Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) have kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season nationally, during a challenging time when many Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways…

In an era of creative dining combined with the search for normalcy as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Killington Distillery at Still on the Mountain is offering the opportunity to enjoy a dining experience in the privacy of your own heated gondola. Diners can call for availability of the two gondolas, and if available, they can…

At its recent Zoom meeting, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) were entertained by Ted and Linda Fondulas, previous owners of Hemingway’s Restaurant in Killington as they described the history of that famous restaurant. Linda Fondulas offered a detailed outline of how the duo created Hemingway’s. In particular, she noted the development of usage…

Add flare to your favorite winter dishes Saturday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. —WOODSTOCK— Join Billings Farm’s Chef Emery Gray live on Zoom and learn how easy it is to add flare to your favorite winter dishes and international favorites with quick pickles! Follow along with Chef Emery as she creates a variety of tangy pickles using hearty veggies such…

Capri S. Cafaro, former Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate, released her debut cookbook “United We Eat.” The 128-page book shares recipes representing all 50 states with submissions by political leaders from both sides of the aisle, including former 2020 Democrat presidential candidates Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-Ind.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former governor and…

WOODSTOCK—Enjoy scenic winter landscapes among the barns and pastures of Billings Farm & Museum in January. Open each Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with engaging activities indoors and out for visitors of all ages. Visit animals and winter fun Visit the sheep, chickens and goats all cozy in the small animal barn. Don snowshoes—bring your…

Rootstock Publishing, a Montpelier-based publisher and imprint of Multicultural Media, Inc., announces the release of “You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change,” a “why-to” book for nonprofit and grant professionals by consultant Barbara Floersch of Berlin, Vermont. Barbara Floersch (barbarafloersch.com) has created grant proposals that have won millions of dollars, and as…

Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blinds from the waters of the state earlier must do so before Feb. 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. State law requires removal of the blinds before these deadlines to protect natural…

April is National Poetry Month RANDOLPH—PoemTown organizers are currently soliciting original poetry submissions from poets of all ages residing anywhere in Vermont. No more than three poems should be submitted, each of them 24 lines or less. The deadline for submission is Feb. 15. Poets should send poems as MS Word or rtf attachments to…

CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA) has produced an annual calendar for almost 20 years showcasing some aspect of rural Cavendish life. Pictures are not taken by professionals, they are taken by your friends and neighbors of Cavendish and Proctorsville people and scenes. The 2022 calendar is already in the works and you can…

$3,000 grant will help the library work with town and community organizations to build Pawlet Volunteer Network: a service of the Pawlet Public Library PAWLET—Pawlet Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that helps…

Saturday, Jan.23 at 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Virtual event tickets are available now via Pico Ski Education Foundation for the PSEF Spotlight: Interview with Ski Pro Jimmi Ryan - Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. This is an all-ages, family event with all proceeds benefiting course development and safety for the Pico Junior Ski Racing Program. Join in…

MIDDLEBURY—The exciting online monthly movie series Split/Screen resumes with its January edition, beginning this Friday, Jan. 22, and running through Sunday, Jan. 31. Co-presented by the Vermont International Film Festival (VTIFF) and the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) Split/Screen will continue through June 2021, with each festival curating a selection of four films in alternating months.  MNFF…