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 October 23 - 29, 2014 Aries March 21 - April 20 In and around more interference than…

By John Flowers Gov. Peter Shumlin cited adding more jobs, property tax reform and affordable health care as his top priorities for the next biennium should he be elected to a third consecutive two-year term on Nov. 4. Shumlin, a Putney Democrat, faces opposition from Republican Scott Milne and several independent and third-party candidates. Last…

By John Flowers As the CEO of Milne Travel, Republican Scott Milne has sent many people to exotic locations throughout the world. The North Pomfret resident is now hoping to book a destination of his own: Montpelier, where he hopes to serve as Vermont’s governor. But in order to complete his trip, the state’s voters…

By Polly Lynn By 2015 every school district in Vermont will be required to provide 10 hours of high quality, free pre-Kindergarten each week to all 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds who have missed the cutoff for Kindergarten because of their birthdays, and whose families choose to enroll them. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed this legislation into law…

KILLINGTON—On Saturday, Nov. 1, Killington founder Preston Leete Smith will be recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to the development of alpine skiing in New England and nationally at the resort he created from a trackless mountain. As the guest of honor at the New England Ski Museum’s annual meeting and Spirit of Skiing Award dinner,…

By Cristina Kumka PEGTV held a Senate Candidate Forum Oct. 2 and asked the seven candidates for Vermont Senate questions, selected by a panel of PEGTV board members and staff. The following are excerpts from that forum. There are three open Senate seats from Rutland County, which these seven candidates are vying for. All incumbents…

RUTLAND—2014 marks the 40th anniversary of Hospice in the United States, and two organizations are coming together to celebrate the milestone with month-long community events. Beginning Nov. 2, 2014, Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) and Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) will host a series of events aimed at raising awareness of the…

Saturday, Nov. 1 — LUDLOW — With the entirety of NERFU (New England Rugby Football Union) given a bye-week on Nov. 1 to commemorate the USA Eagles hosting the New Zealand All-Blacks (currently ranked #1 in World Rugby by the International Rugby Board) in Chicago, the Black River Rugby club has decided to hold a day of…

Saturday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. — RUTLAND — Chaffee Downtown is pleased to present “Oil & Water,” featuring husband and wife artists, Peter Huntoon and Mareva Millarc. The title, “Oil & Water” references the mediums of oil and watercolor paint and the marriage between Huntoon and Millarc, who use both media. The exhibit will open Saturday, Nov.…

Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. — POULTNEY — Poultney Fire Department, a 125-year-old department of Poultney citizen volunteers, has been selected to receive the 2014 Poultney Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. The public is cordially invited to join the Chamber in honoring Poultney Fire Department’s present and past member volunteers at a public reception to be held…

Nov. 1 & 2 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will feature Wagon Ride Weekends each Saturday and Sunday in Nov., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., beginning Nov. 1 and 2.  Board the farm wagon pulled by a team of draft horses for a brisk ride around the farm. Rides will be…

Sunday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. — Join Maura Clancy, of Red Barn Baskets, for a one day basket making workshop at the Compass Music and Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. No experience is necessary. Just in time for the holidays, participants will make their own versatile market basket. Use it…

Monday, Nov. 3 & Tuesday, Nov. 4 — ROCHESTER — The Rochester School PTO’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Family and Consumer Science room on Monday, Nov. 3 from 3 - 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. There will be an online component for those unable to attend. The online book…

Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The GMP College Connections lecture series is hosting its next energy discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Energy Innovation Center, 68-70 Merchants Row in Downtown Rutland. The free public event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last approximately an hour. Light refreshments will be served. College of St. Joseph’s…

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 October 16 - 22, 2014 Aries March 21 - April 20 How things wound up where they're…