MENDON — These six young aspiring bow hunters were part of a larger group of individuals who recently completed a bow certification course held through the Mendon Fish & Game Club. The course, taught by Larry Sears, was held on Sept. 22-23 at the Mendon Fish & Game Clubhouse in Pittsford, Vt. Upon completion of this…

By Maxx Steinmetz With hopes high after a three game winning streak and home pitch advantage, the Rutland Roosters were confident that although they knew Mad River/Stowe would come with a lot of players, they could give the visitor their first loss of the season. Unfortunately, hopes seemed to be all the Roosters were playing…

RUTLAND—On Oct. 14, golfers teed up at the 5th Annual Jean Cooper Memorial Golf Tournament and raised over $2,000 in support of patient care at the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center. The tournament was hosted in September at the Country Meadow Golf Club in Fort Ann, N.Y. and has raised over $6,000…

KILLINGTON — On Monday, Oct. 20, Green Mountain National announced the winner of its second annual Jeff Hadley Memorial Golf Pass raffle that included more than 600 contestants.  Judy Storch’s name was pulled in a blind drawing for the grand prize a 2015 Green Mountain National Golf Course seasons pass. Storch is a long-time Killington resident,…

Saturday, Oct. 25 — RUTLAND — This Saturday, the Rutland Recreation Department will host the annual “Running Scared 5K.” The race starts and ends at the BROC parking lot downtown next to the train station. Race registration starts at 9:15 a.m. with the race starting at 10 a.m. The fee to participate is $5 if you…

PROCTOR — Although the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner finalized its autopsy findings relative to the Sept. 16, 2014, death of Derek J. Reed, age 39, of 9 River Street in the town of Proctor, Vt. The results are inconclusive. OCME Dr. Elizabeth A. Bundock noted in her findings that Reed’s toxicology test results…

FairPoint Communications, Inc., has expanded broadband to 170 homes and businesses in Barnard, Pomfret and Royalton. This is FairPoint’s fourth expansion in the Royalton area this year. “We are proud to keep expanding our Internet services in Barnard, Pomfret and Royalton,” said Beth Fastiggi, FairPoint state president for Vermont. “High-speed Internet opens the doors to…

RUTLAND – Green Mountain Power is looking to help eight non-profit groups capture the sun to lower their energy costs and generate more clean, renewable energy for Vermont. Green Mountain Power today announced that it is once again sponsoring a program to help eight non-profits construct solar arrays. The Vermont Public Service Board approved a GMP…

By Lani Duke Castleton students get out the community spirit CASTLETON—Students in the nursing program are collecting clothing to help children stay warm by gathering used coats, scarves, boots, gloves, hats, and snow pants to give to Fair Haven Concerned. We’re anticipating a colder than normal winter if we rely on either the media weather…

By Lani Duke Pool possibilities RUTLAND—Maybe it’s the time of the year. Do Rutland folks get more interested in replacing White Pool, maybe with a year-round one, each autumn when the all-too-brief community pool season closes for the winter? When Rutland City Recreation superintendent Cindy Wight approached the Board of Aldermen about the possibility of…

Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Banjo virtuosos and husband-and-wife musical adventurers with divergent areas of specialty, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will take to the Paramount Theatre stage on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. – only three weeks after the release of their much awaited and critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Banjoists…

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26 — WOODSTOCK — Pentangle Players present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. Considered one of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s irresistible family-friendly musical about Joseph the Dreamer is coming to the Woodstock Town Hall stage with an ensemble of talented actors…

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26 — ROCHESTER — The White River Valley Players bring their acclaimed production of “Ransom,” a Civil War play with music, to venues in Rochester, Middlebury, and Randolph. The show was written and first performed by WRVP in 2010, then had its professional premiere by Lost Nation Theater in 2013. Inspired by the letters of…

Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. — CASTLETON — Looking for a “wild” family-based adventure for Halloween this year? The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is inviting families to attend the annual Halloween Wildlife Festival and Jack-o’Lantern Hike at the Education Center of the Edward F. Kehoe Green Mountain Conservation Camp on Point of Pine Road in…

Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. — TINMOUTH — John Gillette & Sarah Mittlefehldt return to Tinmouth’s Old Firehouse on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. This is the final concert in the 2014 Series. Work is underway by the volunteer organizers to be sure there is music in the Old Firehouse starting in April. John and…