Monday, April 13 at 7:30 a.m. — RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center is excited to offer a free Couch to 5k Training Program to the community. This program will prepare you to run a 5k in nine weeks. Have you been a bit of a couch potato and in need of a boost, or wanted to…

Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. — WALLINGFORD — The inaugural Second Tuesday Open Mic will take place on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at Wallingford Town Hall, 75 School Street, Wallingford. Musicians, poets and storytellers are welcome to perform. Audience members are encouraged to sing along, dance or sit back and enjoy the show. A…

PITTSFORD — Time is fast approaching for the Rutland County Humane Society’s “Spring for the Animals” online auction. The auction starts April 24 and will run for two weeks via their website, www.rchsvt.org. There are  many fantastic items ready for your bids, but they can always use more. Items do not need to be brand new, but should have a…

KILLINGTON — Just like that, March is in the rear-view and April is here with much of the mountain looking like it’s still mid-winter, especially Mount Superstar. It’s impossible to predict what Mother Nature will bring during the spring but the Killington E-Team has decided extended operations are in order thanks to stellar weather. The spring…

RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center and Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum are hosting a four-week Healthy Living Camp series created to help parents/caregivers and their children five and under learn about healthy lifestyles, nutrition and fitness. The Healthy Living Camps are designed around the principle of purposeful play and are a part of Rutland Regional’s commitment to…

Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m. — CASTLETON — On April 16 the Castleton Community Center will host the AARP Safe Driving Program. The course is for senior citizens to refresh their driving knowledge.Check with your insurance company for any benefits or discounts. All materials will be provided.The class will meet from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Be sure…

Submitted The Wailers There are many bands that replace their lead singer, but to be the lead singer of The Wailers where the late, great Bob Marley stood is really something special. I don’t need to introduce you to Bob Marley because his music put reggae music on the global musical map, selling a staggering…

As you get older, the dating pool gets smaller and smaller. A great way to a least identify single eligible bachelors is attending a bachelor auction, such as the recent one held at the The Foundry. It not only raises awareness and money for Vermont Adaptive but it also turned out to be a haven…

Have you noticed that new feature on YouTube where, once you’ve finished watching a video, a 10-second countdown begins, after which a new video of YouTube’s choosing automatically starts? This audience-retention stratagem was introduced experimentally late last year for randomly targeted users, and apparently it was successful enough to become the new norm. YouTube’s “autoplay”…

By Kristen Fountain All of a sudden, sap season is here and winter’s on its way out. Chances are, though, a few more snow or ice squalls are still to come. The next time you find yourself driving behind a big plow truck, take a look at what’s coming out of the spreader. What is…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below.         Horoscopes for March 26 - April 1, 2015 Aries March 21 - April 20 Your options expand and contract with your…

By Steven Seitz The nights have been a little too cold for local sugarers’ liking. That was the sentiment of many during the annual Maple Open House Weekend, which took place Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29. The annual event highlights Vermont’s maple sugaring heritage and shows the curious how it’s done. This year, however, the…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW–People love a cold beer, even if icy temperatures dominate a spring afternoon. With the success of the annual Hops in the Hills beer festival in the summer, marketing professionals at Okemo Mountain Resort decided to see if it would work in the late winter. Thus Hops in the Snow was born.…

By Robin Alberti Thursday night, March 26, Rich Cogliano, a representative from the Vermont Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division, was at the firehouse in Killington conducting a tabletop exercise with Killington Search and Rescue (KSAR). Also in attendance were representatives from Killington Ski Patrol, 911 Dispatch, the State Game Warden,…

By Lee J. Kahrs, Brandon Reporter As the Vermont Senate Education Committee continues its work on an education funding reform bill, small schools are once again under scrutiny as lawmakers consider the proposition that school and district consolidation equals cost savings. Now, a new report names specific small schools in Addison and Rutland counties as…