By Scott Funk Remember when it was just the Good Humor® truck?  It would come pling, pling, plinging down the street and every kid on the block would run screaming, “It’s the ice cream man! It’s the ice cream man!”  He’d stop without completely pulling over to the curb, walk around to the side of…

By Dom Cioffi Like most teenagers these days, my son has an affinity for the popular music that dominates the charts. Thankfully, while I am forced to listen to the occasionally track by Yung Gravy and Juice World, he also appreciates plenty of classic rock staples from bands like the Eagles, Aerosmith, and the Beatles.…

By Dr. Glenn Molette Typically, the heart leads us and keeps us in various places throughout life. Most of the time people marry because at that moment that’s where their hearts have led them to be. For better or worse many people stay in marriages most of their lives because they have given their heart…

By Kevin Theissen When training to become a financial professional, much of our course work centers on the six critical areas of creating a financial strategy. Some recognize October as Financial Planning Month, so it’s an excellent opportunity to review those six personal finance areas. Cash Management: This is a broad topic that can address…

By Susan Shea A walk in the woods during fall is likely to reveal an array of forest fungi. Ranging from delicate, tan mini-umbrellas to fleshy, white softballs to foot-long, orange-yellow shelves growing out of rotten logs, they come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Fungi are critical to the health of the…

Did you know that you can drop off your redeemable bottles and cans at the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and help the animals?  Thanks to generous folks in our community, they have a dry and secure shed for supporters to drop off redeemable bottles and cans.  GE volunteers and 4 handy RCHS volunteers made…

WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center seeks artists to design a marble sculpture honoring Ernie Royal (1917-1994), Vermont’s first African American restaurant owner and the first black member of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors. The marble memorial will become part of the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a collection of public sculpture planned for…

The calendar is filled with stunning photos of Vermont wildlife, including white-tailed deer, moose, a bald eagle, gray tree frog, spruce grouse, swallowtail butterfly, pumpkinseed, peregrine falcon, woodcock, bobcat, and scenic Lake Willoughby.  It includes photos by many well-known Vermont photographers including Roger Irwin, Tony Smith, Tyler Pockette, Daniel Berna, Kurt Budliger, Ian Clark, Chris…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. held its annual permit lottery for muzzleloader antlerless deer permits in September and says it now has unallocated muzzleloader antlerless deer permits available for use in the antlerless-only Oct. 29-Nov. 1 season and the regular Dec. 5-13 season. The unallocated permits are available because not enough people applied for…

Halloween food drive to benefit local food shelf Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, Oct.28, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., VELCO is hosting a drive-through trick or treating event at its Pinnacle Ridge campus to benefit the food shelf at Fair Haven Concerned. Families are encouraged to attend in costume and requested to…

Founders continue annual charity event to raise funds for Chase Kuehl By Dave Hoffenberg Pie in the Face for Chase started in 2014 and became an annual event where 20-30 people from the surrounding area volunteer to get pies splashed into their face at Moguls Sports Pub in Killington to raise money and awareness for…

The Vermont Bar Association diversity section and young lawyers division are co-sponsoring the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. poster-essay contest for Vermont middle school students. Participating middle school students will create a poster and write a short essay interpreting Dr. King’s quote “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but…

Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.—ARLINGTON—Little Yellow House Studio presents “Make Yourself at Home,” a virtual living room concert featuring Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner, with special guests Lisa and Lori Brigantino premiering on Okemo Valley TV’s YouTube Channel on November 1 at 5 p.m. As a gift to the community at a…

Kaitie Eddington, Program Manager, Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA), was not given a middle name at birth. It seems like a small thing but her brother had one so why not her? Taking matters into her own, 8-year-old hands, she chose the middle name “Satin” but spelled it “Satan” on school assignments. “My teacher called…

Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m.—MONTPELIER—Producer Nick Charyk and Big Heavy world announced that they have wrapped filming on their feature length film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien” and that it will be shown to audiences on the state house green on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. “This entire experience has far exceeded our…