Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—In response to the public need for personal protective equipment, the Rotary Club of Rutland has purchased and plans to distribute free non-surgical masks. Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. members of the Rotary Club of Rutland will distribute the free non-surgical masks outside Price Chopper and Walmart…

KILLINGTON— The Killington Farmers’ Market is scheduled to return this summer to Killington Sports every Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The season will run from July 10 to September 25. Max Elles has taken the lead for promoting, organizing, and directing the Killington Farmers’ Market for summer 2020. Interested vendors should submit the…

By Brooke Geery A summer staple in the Rutland area, the Village Snack Bar is officially open for the season. Brian and Mark Fothergill purchased the restaurant earlier this year, and have been making some changes and improvements, including ordering 24 brand new, custom-built picnic tables for additional seating. Due to Covid-19, the tables have…

RUTLAND— The Rutland Recreation Depart. has openings in all three of its community gardens. The gardens are open to anyone and each one is unique! The Northeast gardens have a range of sizes with trails right off the gardens. The Northwest garden is in the middle of a neighborhood and has 16 plots available in…

Drivers should be alert, especially near ponds and wetlands Vermont’s turtles on are on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.  Female turtles are looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay them along the shoulders of roads,…

Thursday, May 21 at 1:30 p.m.—NORTHFIELD — Designed to support professionals in a post-COVID-19 world, Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) is offering six free 45-minute webinar sessions as part of the Norwich University Online Virtual Education Fair Thursday, May 21, from 1:30 – 5 p.m. Participants may sign up for more…

QUECHEE— Every school year, VINS School Programs works with community schools to identify a local environmental problem, then use science and research to solve it. In the spring, VINS hosts the Science Symposium at the VINS Nature Center, where students and teachers from participating schools gather to share the work they have been completing in…

Green Mountain Yarn & Fiber’s doors are open as of May 18.  To follow state guidelines and to help keep everyone safe and healthy, they ask that: Everyone must wear a mask while in the shop. Only a few people in the shop at one time, and everyone must observe social distance guidelines. If you…

Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife asks that you take these facts into consideration Most deer fawns are born in late May and the first and second weeks of June!  When people see a small fawn alone, they often mistakenly assume it is helpless, lost or needing to be rescued. Fawns do not attempt to…

By Melinda Myers Create a front garden that is sure to boost your mood and welcome visitors all year round. All you need is one weekend and a bit of paint, flowers, décor and edging material to boost your landscape’s curb appeal. Add a splash of color by painting your front door. Look for colors that…

May 25-29—WOODSTOCK— Enjoy the “shear” joy of spring during Billings Farm’s Sheep and Wool Week, online May 25-29. It’s time for our sheep to get their annual haircuts! What happens to the wool after it is sheared? How does the wool become yarn? Billings will  answer those question in the virtual journey from sheep to scarf. Watch a professional sheep shearer make quick work of the wool in…

Golf opening Saturday, May 23, followed by Mountain Biking, June 6 https://youtu.be/YRRdeU2aP1g   Staff report KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced Monday, May 18, that it will be opening summer operations this Memorial Day weekend. Its 18-hole golf course will open Saturday, May 23, to Vermont residents and non-residents who’ve quarantined for 14 days and the Bike Park Saturday, June 6, to…

Outdoor dining, close-contact businesses like salons, and others could be permitted to open by June 1. By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger With just one Covid-19 patient now in an ICU in a Vermont hospital, Gov. Phil Scott on May 15 continued to open the state to an economic recovery. Scott promised he would relax the stay home/stay…

Sites will pop-up in White River Jct. Saturday and in Rutland Monday   Anyone who lives or works in Vermont and does not have symptoms of Covid-19 can be tested for the virus at pop-up testing sites around the state, according to a recent new release from the governor. "We encourage health care workers, first…

By Polly Mikula and Colin Meyn/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday, May 11, that a “gradual reopening” of the retail sector will be permitted to begin on May 18. Scott said that all employees at retail outlets will need to wear face covering. Stores will also be required to stay under 25% of their maximum legal…