Courtesy of Killington Mountain School KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School alpine athletes had strong results over the Feb. 21-22 weekend, competing in both Middlebury and at home on Killington’s Highline trail. The U14s were at Middlebury for a Council GS on Sunday, where Izzy Jenne took the win in the women’s race, with Bella Amico in second,…

By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON—On Saturday, Feb. 28, Killington Resort hosted the Neff Land Space Jam, an open format competition in its outer-space-themed terrain park located at Ramshead.  There were three divisions, one for the groms (14 years old and younger), and men’s and women’s divisions. Neff is a Southern California headwear company, started in 2002…

RUTLAND—Head Over Heels Gymnastics had a full house Wednesday, Feb. 18 for its Cheer Hawaii Fundraiser/open gym at its location on North Main Street, Rutland. The main focus of the event was to raise money for two Fair Haven cheerleaders, Mollie Coltey and Sophia Rampone, both sophomores at Fair Haven Union High School and members…

Fighting Saints march in at Uniontown, Penn. By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter National tournament preview The Lady Saints will face Penn State-Fayette in the opening round of the USCAA national tournament at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5. Fayette has an overall record of 8-17, while holding the No. 8 seed in the tournament. They are…

By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter The Fighting Saints Softball team got off to a good start in the fall with a 3-1 record, and now are heading down to Texas to play against very good competition to start off their spring season. The Saints will be matched up against UT-Tyler, Letourneau, UT-Dallas, Murray State, Eastern…

By Daris Howard I couldn’t get off work until almost 5 p.m., and since it was February, that meant I couldn’t get my scout troop to the campsite until after dark. We had prepared everything we could the Tuesday before, so it was pretty much just a matter of loading up and heading on our…

Anyone growing up in today’s world would be pretty amazed to learn what a person went through to talk on the telephone back in my youth. I am pretty sure they would not want to take a step back in time for that experience. As fond as I am of the “good ol’ days” I…

What do you do when you’ve already watched all the good movies on Netflix Instant? Reevaluate your life, maybe? No, you move on to the digital movie library at Amazon Instant Video. Like Netflix, Amazon.com offers a subscription service for unlimited streaming access to a collection of thousands of movies and TV shows, including its…

By Janet Pesaturo My town had the job of removing a dead beaver from a culvert pipe cage, a rather sad and odorous affair, but also an opportunity. I alerted the usual suspects–there’s nothing like a rotting carcass to bring camera trappers together–and we moved the body into the woods and set up a few…

Courtesy of Brandon Artists Guild Works of art by local artist, Gene Childers will be featured at Brandon Artists Guild. Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — The whimsical art of local artist Gene Childers will be on display at Brandon Artist Guild, opening with a reception on Friday, March 6. Says artist Gene…

Courtesy of The Fan House CHOP SHOP Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. — BARNARD — From Pittsburgh to Barnard via Manhattan comes Chop Shop, a funk band that will headline an evening of New Orleans-style revelry, from 6 - 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Barnard’s Town Hall as BarnArts Center for the Arts presents…

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum Billings Farm & Museum screens “Waste Land” as part of its fifth annual film series. Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will host the award-winning film “Waste Land” on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. as part of the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film…

Submitted A chickadee readies to land on an outstretched hand, enticed by seed. Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is hosting another Working Woodlands Workshop on Saturday, March 7, entitled “Chillin’ with the Chickadees,” from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visit the winter forest with park ecologist Kyle Jones. Learn…

Submitted Mardi gras beads  shine in the traditional purple and gold colors representative of the celebratory event. Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland County Parent-Child Center holds a Mardi Gras fundraiser evening on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus in Rutland. The evening includes cocktails and hors…

Submitted Don’t let your home be lost in foreclosure. Neighborworks can help before it’s too late, starting with free workshops. Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — On Saturday, March 7, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont will hold a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. When it comes to your home it…