On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the Cavendish Community Fund held what is hoped to become an annual event. According to Fund president Doug McBride, the drawing, held at Crow’s Bakery in Proctorsville, was for several arts prizes and capped off a successful 2020 fund-raising effort in the community. The Community Fund was created in 2007…

QUECHEE—The Ottauquechee Health Foundation offering two free community-focused events offering  multiple opportunities for community members to help those in need while at the same time offering some fun and food as a means of relief during the pandemic. Sharing the Warmth is an community knitting event inviting the community to share the warmth by creating…

RUTLAND— The Paramount Theatre is taking its annual benefit auction, The Festival of Trees, entirely virtual this year.  Twelve Days of Bidding kicked off Saturday, Dec. 5. The auction features more than $75,000 in goods, services and dining gift certificates. All bidding will be conducted via a secure, easy-to-navigate online auction platform. The theatre previously…

Generous Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) supporters have offered to donate $12,000 if the community will match it by Dec. 31, 2020!  What a great opportunity to help the homeless animals in Rutland County.  Every dollar helps and before you know it, we will have reached $12,000, and then it will be matched dollar for…

Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center (BHOC), long known as Blueberry Hill Ski Center, is now established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit company.  BHOC ensures land preservation and recreational access within a unique and historic section of the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in the Green Mountain National Forest. In 1969, Tony Clark became involved with Blueberry Hill Inn…

Finding a gift that will continue to give for a full year is a challenge, but the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. has a solution on its  website — a license gift certificate for hunting and fishing licenses. “It’s the perfect gift for a friend or family member who hunts or fishes,” said Fish & …

Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m.—BROWNSVILLE—Kick off the holidays safely on Dec. 13 with your family with the Live Nativity at Brownsville Community Church. The community will have the opportunity to enjoy a recorded narration of the Christmas story complete with a live Mary, Joseph, the crèche with baby Jesus, angels, wise men and shepherds…

December 11-13—WOODSTOCK— The spirit of Wassail Weekend is alive at Billings Farm & Museum, December 11, 12 and 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tractor-drawn wagon rides are offered on Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Take in the gorgeous Vermont winter views by the fire pit while warming up with a cup of wassail…

Holiday decorating events provide festive decorations across the area Killington In Killington, many residences and buildings are decked out, but the real show is inside them. Take the “tree tour” of participating businesses to view beautifully decorated trees that can be bid on to take home. It’s bit of a departure from the traditional Vermont…

With one in four Vermonters experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic, according to University of Vermont experts, the Woodstock Area Jewish Community is launching an eight-day Chanukah food drive to benefit the Woodstock community and help “Bring in the Light” to those in need. Though Chanukah doesn’t begin until Thursday, Dec. 10, WAJC/Congregation Shir Shalom…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger On the flanks of the Green River in southwestern Vermont, the site of an environmental group’s next restoration project is easy to spot. Near Sandgate’s town offices, the river, traveling west, takes a 90-degree turn to the south. The current collides with a steep hillside, and the curvature of the water has gradually…

Want to treat someone to a full season of outdoor fun?  Whether they like taking a swim after work, enjoying a weekend camping getaway, sitting by a waterfall, discovering a new trail, trying out a paddleboard or kayak, or simply having an impromptu picnic, Vermont State Parks has something for everyone. You can give these…

Three Vermont communities have each received $3,000 in grants from AARP Vermont to jump start Winter Placemaking demonstration projects that focus on creating public spaces and streets that are safe and accessible for everyone. Proposals from Burlington, Wilmington and Poultney were selected from a host of applications for the initiative. This is the third year…

Reginald Book, 70, of West Haven was taken into custody on Dec. 6 after a nearly-12 hour standoff with Vermont state police. He is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and simple assault. The first two charges arise from Book’s use of his vehicle in an attempt to run over…

Rutland Regional Medical Center was recently recognized by the national safe sleep hospital certification program as a “Cribs for Kids Silver Safe Sleep Leader,” for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by Cribs for Kids®, the only nation-wide infant safe sleep…