Bad road conditions blamed for serious motorcycle accident By Cristina Kumka KILLINGTON — A 65-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Saturday, Aug. 30, when he hit a large bump in Killington Road and lost control of his bike. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m., according to Lieutenant Charles J. Cacciatore of the Vermont State Police. The…

Killington Classic Motorcycle Rally, Aug. 28-31. Hosted by Americade, this is Vermont’s premier motorcycle rally with four days of riding-heaven in the heart of Vermont! 

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like the horoscopes to be emailed to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Horoscopes for August 28 - September 3, 2014     Aries March 21 - April 20 You are looking at the same old…

WHITING — Late August and September are the months when the risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)  and West Nile Virus (WNV) infections are highest in our region. EEE virus was recently detected in two batches of mosquitoes collected in the town of Whiting on Aug. 19. This is the first detection of this virus…

Recorded 66 total incidents Aug. 30 at 6:52 p.m. Accident - Injury to person(s) Killington Road Aug. 30 at 2:31 p.m. Property Damage Beechnut Lane Aug. 30 at 2:30 p.m. Traffic Stop Killington Road near Killington Market Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. Animal Problem Killington Road/Anthony Way Aug. 30 at 12:08 a.m. Disturbance Summit Lodge…

RUTLAND – The ribbon is cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting celebration for Southside Steakhouse. Southside Steakhouse is located at 170 South Main St. in Rutland. Southside Steakhouse’s goal is to provide a modern approach to the classic American steakhouse. Utilizing the highest quality steaks including dry-aged steaks (aged a minimum…

KILLINGTON — At about 9 p.m. on Aug. 19 Killington Fire and Rescue, Killington Search and Rescue, and the state police were dispatched to a report of two missing hikers in the area between Alpine Drive and the Pico Ski Area. They were able to locate two children that had called 911 on the Sherburne…

RUTLAND—On Friday, Aug. 26, at approximately 11:40 p.m. Trooper Meytin responded to a crash at the G. W. Savage parking lot, located at 1011 US Route 7 South, Rutland Town. Christopher D. Wells of Rutland was operating a 2001 Ford F-150 truck, traveling southbound on Route 7, when he reportedly fell asleep and veered off…

WALLINGFORD — On Sunday, Aug. 31, at approximately 10:55 p.m., the Vermont State Police received a 911 call from the Cumberland Farms Store located at 309 North Main Street in Wallingford, Vt. The caller advised that he was the cashier at the store and had just been robbed at knifepoint. Multiple Troopers along with the…

By Matt Baatz When Joe Desena (Spartan Race founder) decided to build a mountain bike network on the mountain behind his bucolic farm in Pittsfield, Vt., it was against the advice of nearly everyone. The trailbuilder at the time, Jason Hayden, recalls taking “experts” to scout the area and coming back full of doubt. So,…

A cyclist performs a stunt: riding over a car at the Killington Classic last week. Photo by Robin Alberti

By Alan Jeffrey QUESTION: Celia and Jimmy are playing in a tournament. On the 15th hole, Jimmy strokes his ball off the fairway into a treed area. The ball is in an unplayable position. He drops his ball within two club-lengths of the spot where it lay and it rests in its original position. Jimmy…

On Friday, Aug. 26, Killington hosted Country Western Night on the golf course. Golfers donned cowboy boots and hats and attempted to tee off while standing on a hay bale! Golfers also made their best attempt at the speed putting challenge, which was to putt 12 balls in under two minutes. Results are as follows.…

CASTLETON — Castleton Community Center Golf Committee members from left Jim Wright, Stan Patch, Al Gustafson, and Don Wood extend an invitation to all golfers to join them Sept. 12 at Lake St. Catherine Country Club for the 10th Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Community Center Elderly and Disabled Transportation program. The Center provides…

Hunters who take a bear, deer, turkey, or moose during the Vermont hunting seasons must bring the animal within 48 hours to the nearest game warden or to a Vermont Fish & Wildlife reporting station. Hunting season dates as well as wardens and reporting stations for 2014 are listed below. For more information, visit www.vtfishandwildlife.com.…