After five months of closure and 12 months without a competition, the Cobra Gymnastics team was thrilled to participate in their 9th annual Cobra gymnastics meet on Sunday, March 28. Masked and socially-distanced, 40 girls performed their routines, competing to earn a spot on the state team. “This season, we chose to host only the…

By Curt Peterson In the eyes of the Select Board, Killington’s short-term rental (STR) registration program seemed to be stuck — at least not moving very fast. Selectman Jim Haff said at a March 13 meeting, that the town has paid taxpayer dollars to LodgingRevs.com, but he felt the firm had not delivered as promised.…

By Merisa Sherman They were everywhere. Random and haphazard, they were strewn about like something had exploded. Pieces of all shapes and sizes littered the ground, discarded from their base as if they were nothing. Things that were once essential were now strewn about as if they had never really mattered in the first place.…

By Gary Salmon So how do trees work like a bank account? When they are sequestering carbon as all trees have over eons. A forest of trees is like principal, that grows and occasionally gets partially withdrawn (harvested). The faster and longer the growth the greater return from your collection of carbon sequesterers. It’s a…

At this very moment, nestled into the sediment at the bottom of your nearest lake or pond, are Daphnia eggs – as many as 100,000 per square meter, according to one Michigan study. A genus of microscopic crustaceans, Daphnia are sometimes known as “water fleas,” and their eggs can remain viable for anywhere from several…

By Kevin Theissen Planning for retirement can be slightly different for women. Although things are changing, women are still more likely to serve as caregivers, and as a result, they earn less income and benefits due to their time away from work. A 2019 Pew Research study showed that 39% of women took a significant…

By Cassandra Tyndall I’m not sure exactly when, how, or even why it happened, but somewhere along the course of history it was decided that intuition was to be questioned and linear logical thinking was superior. That being said, how many times have you second guessed your own sixth sense, only to be proven wrong?…

Stray animals. We don’t hear about them as much as we did years ago, when it felt like they were everywhere, but there are still many strays out there. In the cold. Without food. Needing medical care. During this past year, we had two stray animals who stood out to all of us at the…

Monday, April 5  at 1 p.m.—VIRTUAL—Rutland County Restorative Justice Center and ARC Rutland Area are joining together to host a virtual cooking class, Cooking for a Cause. This class, taught by local Chef Robert Barral, owner and head chef of Cafe Provence in Brandon, will give participants the chance to learn how to make Chicken…

To celebrate the power of youth in changing the future, Military Kids Vermont (MKVT) and University of Vermont Extension 4-H have teamed up to sponsor a poetry contest for kids, 5-18. The contest is being held in conjunction with April is the Month of the Military Child, an annual recognition of the sacrifices and bravery…

By Gloria Martinez Running a business takes a ton of know-how, much of which must be learned on the fly. Few business owners go into their first (or second, or even third) company knowing everything there is to know about running a business. Indeed, the “jump first, build your wings on the way down” philosophy…

The Pawlet Community Church will be holding its first pork supper of the year on April 3.  This will be a drive thru-pickup meal in the church parking lot located at 38 VT-133 in Pawlet starting at 4:30 p.m. Please enter from the east end of the parking lot (the end toward the fire station) and…

April 1 and 3— VIRTUAL— Catch two shows this week featuring Vermont’s own Bow Thayer, as part of his newest album release, “The Zen of Snug,” at two different Vermont studios. Both shows will feature unique line-ups and performances. On Thursday, April 1, Thayer will bring his “Choirs of Aether” improvisational show inspired by Sun Ra, to the stage at The Underground in…

Thursday, April 1 at 12 p.m.—VIRTUAL— The Dept. of Environmental  Conservation  (DEC)  invites  the public to join  the next Clean Water  Series talk on Thursday, April 1 from 12-1 p.m. The talk  will highlight wetland conservation and is part of a  monthly  virtual series  featuring efforts to  protect and  restore  water quality in Vermont. At the event, David Sausville, a biologist with the Vermont Fish…

Traces, a day of outdoor dance happenings, will celebrate the change into summer, dancing in public spaces, and connection of community. Scheduled for Saturday June 12, this year’s festival will include educational workshops and performances, and will take place in three towns simultaneously: White River Junction, Burlington and Montpelier. Each town’s event will be near…