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Bradley Berryhill, MD recognized for teaching excellence

August 25, 2021
RUTLAND—Community Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bradley Berryhill received the 2020 Family Medicine Teaching Award for the health network’s excellence in teaching medical students. The award, given through a joint sponsorship of the Vermont Academy of Family Physicians and the University of Vermont Dept. of Family Medicine, also recognized Community Health for its “commitment above…

Parade of Heroes postponed

August 25, 2021
RUTLAND—After careful consideration, Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) and The Paramount Theatre have made the proactive decision to postpone the Parade of Heroes & Community Celebration, originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28, to a later date. In mid-June, CEDRR and The Paramount Theatre released plans for a Parade of Heroes &…

If the city owned CSJ, many needs would be fulfilled

August 25, 2021
Dear editor, During last Wednesday’s community meeting on Aug. 11 in Rutland’s gym at St. Joseph’s College, there were many stupendous ideas expressed on ways to spend the initial $4.4 million Covid funds that will be coming to Rutland City. Rutland Free Library needs money to modernize the building and its technology. Main Street Park…

Video ads to showcase downtown Rutland

August 25, 2021
By Brett Yates The Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) has hired BENT Media, a video production company based in Franklin County, to create a series of advertisements that will promote shopping, dining, art, and entertainment in the city’s historic center. By its own description, the DRP, a nonprofit, serves to “manage, market and maintain the Downtown…

Chittenden Softball League comes to an end

August 25, 2021
By Dave Hoffenberg, Chittenden Softball League commissioner The 2021 season has come to an end and what a great season it was. Congratulations to Rock Warriors for capturing their second straight league championship. The season officially ended with the All-Star Game and this year’s format was three or four vs the league. It’s a fun…

Chaffee Art Center unveils bench art

August 25, 2021
Friday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND — The Chaffee Art Center will unveil the 42 Rutland BenchART community art project benches on the lawn of the art center. The project was created as a fundraiser for The Chaffee Art Center. Many of the benches will be permanently placed in locations in downtown Rutland and the…

“Pie in the Face for Chase” raises money for PMSF

August 25, 2021
By Dave Hoffenberg The 8th annual Pie in the Face for Chase was held this past Sunday, Aug. 22, at Dream Maker Bakers in Killington, and it was a huge success. Twenty-two local celebrities took hundreds of pies in the face, raising $22,000 for Chase William Kuehl and the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation (PMSF). All of…

Merisa Sherman joins Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty’s Killington office

August 25, 2021
KILLINGTON—Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that Merisa Sherman has joined the company’s Killington office as a realtor. Originally a Killington weekender, Sherman grew up a competitive ski racer and avid skier. She attended Deerfield Academy, graduated from Colgate University and did her graduate studies at Fordham University before making Killington her home. She…

Darkside’s summer skateboard camp introduces kids to a new passion

August 25, 2021
By Brooke Geery Sadie Boroff, 12, of New Canaan, Connecticut, sat on top of a ramp in the parking lot of the Darkside Snowboard shop watching as a few younger girls practiced their drop-ins. The sun baked down for the fifth day of skateboard camp, and Boroff wasn’t the only one showing signs of fatigue,…

NOFA-VT Hosts 6th Annual Farmer Olympics at Honeyfield Farm

August 25, 2021
Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m.— NORWICH – On Aug. 31, farmers and farm crews from around Vermont are coming together at Honeyfield Farm in Norwich for the NOFA-VT’s sixth annual Farmer Olympics. Farm teams will show off their finely-honed skills in events ranging from physical to cerebral to just plain ridiculous. Past events have…

Southern Vermont Arts Center presents the Our Tangled Choices: Art and the Environment exhibition

August 25, 2021
Aug. 28 - Nov. 14 — MANCHESTER — Our Tangled Choices: Art and the Environment will be on view in SVAC’s Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum from Aug.28 through Nov. 14. We will celebrate the opening of the exhibition with a reception on Aug. 28 from 3-5 p.m. Our Tangled Choices: Art and the Environment…

Bee Friendly at the Billings Farm & Museum pollination celebration

August 25, 2021
Aug. 28-29 — WOODSTOCK — Pollinators – the bees, butterflies, birds and moths we see zipping from flower to flower in the summer – are integral for growing close to 90% of our food supply. Billings Farm & Museum’s Pollination Celebration on Aug. 28-29, 2021 highlights this big contribution from such small creatures with hands-on…

Chittenden celebrates on Saturday

August 25, 2021
Saturday, Aug. 28 — CHITTENDEN — The town of Chittenden will be celebrating Chittenden Day on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Barstow School, 223 Chittenden Road. The PTO-sponsored Bobcat Bolt Fun Run begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration opening at 8 a.m. Join us beginning at noon to enjoy a BBQ lunch put on by the…

The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce announces the Best of Vermont Summer Festival activities for Aug. 28-29

August 25, 2021
Aug. 28-29 — LUDLOW — The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is announcing the special activities for the upcoming Best of Vermont Summer Festival, on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sunday, Aug. 29 (rain or shine) at the Okemo Field on Route 103 in Ludlow. Throughout the weekend attendees will have the opportunity to participate…

Rockin’ the Region with Julia Rose

August 25, 2021
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Julia Rose has just released her first album. Unfortunately you won’t be able to hear her play it live because she just moved out West but you should definitely buy it. She’ll be in Colorado for a few seasons but is also embarking on her first national tour that will take…