Students in K-6: draw a picture of a job you’d like to explore for a chance to win For each of the next five weeks, two students and their families will win $50 in takeout from their favorite local restaurant or food business. And everyone who participates will be entered into a drawing for nine…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 12 p.m.—POULTNEY—A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools.  These spaces are open to kids, adults, and entrepreneurs and have a wide variety of maker equipment including 3D printers, CNC…

Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m.—PITTSFORD— The ducks will have masks this year and will socially distance as they swim!  Join the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) for our annual Duck Derby to raise needed funds for the homeless animals in Rutland County.  On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. adopted (plastic) ducks will be launched…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum will present the next workshop in the Billings Backyard Series, “Putting Food By: Can and Preserve Your Harvest Bounty” with Chef Emery Gray, a Woodstock-based chef. This virtual workshop will be presented on Zoom on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. From the safety of your own kitchen learn how…

Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.). The event will be held drive-in style at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland and the Jack McKernon Drive-In at Estabrook Park in Brandon. The event, which will feature a…

Secretary Condos and Vermont Bar Association partner on poll worker recruitment The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office and the Vermont Bar Association (VBA) are pleased to partner together to enlist lawyers and law students to volunteer as poll workers at their local polling stations in November. Many of their traditional poll worker volunteers may not…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.‚—PITTSFIELD—Patricia McDonough is an abstract artist currently creating a piece about Covid-19, which will be installed at The Pittsfield Makers Place (formerly known as Pittsfield Bazaar) on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Pittsfield Green. The piece, entitled “Acknowledgement and Grief” is 2020 by the numbers. In addition,…

Vermonters can now check out a moisture meter from their local library for free, thanks to a new loan program from the Vermont Departments of Environmental Conservation and Libraries. The moisture meters are available at 48 public libraries across the State. “When I heard of the Wood Moisture Meter program, I wondered if there would…

Governor Phil Scott and the Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Tuesday, Sept. 8, announced the launch of a new online system for temporary registrations and license plates for private vehicle sales. “This pandemic has changed the way Vermonters do business, and the DMV is no exception,” said Governor Scott. The online system allows for the…

“For the past 19 years, the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) has sponsored a chili cook-off regardless of the weather or other worldly problems. But 2020 will see the first cancellation of the event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We believe it is a necessary step to take to protect area residents and visitors from unnecessary…

Friday, Sept. 25—CASTLETON—The 16th annual Castleton Community Center golf outing, Friday Sept. 25 at Lake St. Catherine Country Club, will benefit the center’s elderly and disabled transportation program. Over 3,000 rides were provided last year for essential travel to doctor’s appointments, nursing home visits, therapy, adult day care and senior meals. The CCS transportation program…

The 77th Annual Vermont Conference on Recreation is being held on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24. This year’s conference theme is “Creating Our Vision.” This theme was selected long before the onset of Covid. In hindsight, it seems very fitting. As a result of Covid, they  will be meeting virtually rather than in-person…

RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center is hosting the Vermont Watercolor Society fall awards show, which showcases thirty juried works of art by VWS members.  This exhibit offers a wonderfully diverse and dynamic exhibition of watercolor art, and will be on display until Oct. 30. Six categories were awarded. Best in Show:  Robert O’Brien “Leaves on My…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND— On Saturday, Sept. 26, Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club will walk in support of the Northern New England Chapter  of “Walk to Defeat ALS.” Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club is typically registering new dancers for their club square dance program in September, in which square dancers meet for 25-30…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW—FOLA’s next feature film, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” a satirical comedy, will be screened in Heald Auditorium of Ludlow’s Town Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay in his directorial debut,…