The Woodstock Garden Club (WGC) announced that it has awarded its 2020 Woodstock Village Streetscape Award to Shari Sacks for the exceptional garden she has designed and established at her residence on High Street. Since 2007, the WGC has recognized one garden in the Village of Woodstock that has been created and maintained by a…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—Habitat for Humanity of Rutland county invites everyone to join in the celebration of a new home for the Mansour-Alhallak family. Meet with others who contributed generously with their time, services, materials or made financial gifts in order to bring the dream of home ownership to life for Hazar and…

By Cassandra Tyndall This week marks the Equinox, where the Sun enters the cardinal sign of Libra. Latin for ‘equal night’ the Equinox heralds a period when the days and nights are relatively equal, thus, symbolizing the theme of balance. In pagan traditions, this harvest season is a time to celebrate the last of the…

Throughout our lives, people and animals often become important to us and make a great impact. There are many ways to remember or honor these special individuals. One way is to make a donation in their name to Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS). For animal lovers, a terrific holiday or birthday gift might be a…

The Rutland County Humane Society is working with VT-CAN! Spay/Neuter Clinic, a low cost cat spay/neuter clinic in Middlesex, to offer transportation from RCHS to Middlesex and back to RCHS on Oct.19 for cats to be spayed/neutered. If you are interested please e-mail [email protected] and let them know you want to schedule for Oct. 19. Please include…

By Dom Cioffi I picked up my son from a sleepover last weekend and, when he came out of his friend’s house to my awaiting car, the boy’s father followed him. I was unprepared for this visit since my son is now of the age where parental check-ins aren’t really necessary. The father waved as…

Due to Covid-19, Americans are spending more time at home than ever before, leading to a record amount of spending on home improvement. It’s not that big of a surprise since many Americans now find their homes are doing triple duty as a place to live, work, and learn. Homeowners are funneling more money into…

Plenty of backyard birdwatchers consider blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) the villains of the avian world. Mark Twain best summarized anti-blue jay sentiment when he compared the bird’s principles to that of an ex-congressman. In Native American lore, blue jays are portrayed as thieves and tricksters. Understandably, this songbird generates antipathy for its nest marauding, birdfeeder…

By Merisa Sherman Modern times call for faster cars and smoother roads, easing the methods of travel so we can get there quicker or go further. We are all trying to play keep-up by having the latest and the greatest, our noses glued to the blue light that comes out of our phones and rushing from…

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…