Saturday, Jan 11 at 2 p.m.—RUTLAND—Looking for fun days out with the kids? Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World in this interactive new show for all the family (ages 3+). Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like)…

Monday, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The Green Mountain Wireless Society, Rutland County’s amateur radio club, is offering an introductory amateur radio licensing class. Get your introduction to a fun hobby at NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, 110 Marble St. in West Rutland. A series of weekly sessions began Monday, Jan. 6, and will continue for…

Sunday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Now seen by over a quarter of a million people across the world, “The Simon and Garfunkel Story” is a critically acclaimed concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo. Using state of the art video…

Saturday,  Jan. 11, at 3 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The 10th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at Billings Farm and Museum will feature the film, “Monrovia, Indiana”  in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. Reservations are strongly recommended. Forty-six million Americans live in rural, small town America. These towns were once the backbone of American life. While their number…

Thursday, Jan. 9 at 4:30 p.m—NORWICH—As part of its annual celebration during National Mentoring Month, Windsor County Mentors is holding three mentoring information events in public libraries in Windsor County. At each of these sessions, a Windsor County Mentors staff member will be joined by one or more mentors and mentees to share information with…

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 8, 2020!  Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Head to the Killington park to compete for prizes in a friendly and fun environment. Grom skiers and riders, 13 years and under, will get a feel for park riding and experience the rules and navigation of the park. Mini Shred…

Karaoke, tray racing, yoga and concerts round out the week Wednesday, Jan. 8- Friday Jan. 10—KILLINGTON— Killington Resort is rewarding the hard work of college students this semester with a series of fun activities around town. On Wednesday, head to the Nite Spot from 7-10 p.m. for some karaoke. You don’t have to be a…

Resolving to be better I had a conversation with some coworkers recently concerning New Year’s resolutions. Their opinions ran the gamut from not caring at all to caring very much about resolving to do one or many things differently in 2020. One of my coworkers followed the classic trajectory of signing up for a gym…

Two chipmunks vie for seeds on our front lawn. One lives directly underneath the bird feeder. Another hails from the far side of the house, address unknown. The chipmunks appear identical to me: same size, same stripes. Same interests, namely seed hoarding, aggressive chittering, jumping into the bushes and back out again, and brazen stiff-tailed…

Dear Editor, On New Year’s Day, I was able to watch the “Mr. Chris and Friends” series on Vermont Public Television and boy, did his show lift my spirits. I already have tickets for his performance in Rutland on Saturday, Jan. 19 at noon. I hope my grandchildren can go but if they cannot, I…

By Lee H. Hamilton Here’s a basic truth about people who make decisions on public policy: they rarely have all the facts they want. Over the years, I’ve sat in countless meetings in which, after we’d reached a sticking point, someone said in exasperation, “Well, what are the facts?” We’d all look around the room…

By Sen. Jeff Flake Editor’s note: As this country enters a new decade and tries to put the first two tumultuous decades of this new century behind us, Americans face a peril unknown in the country’s 220 year history: a president who would willingly trade our democratic form of government for that of an autocracy,…

Trees beautify our surroundings, help save energy and protect our waterways. For these reasons and others the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (a non- profit  organization) is offering a spring planting program. All stock is bare-root and is being offered at  a reasonable cost. It is necessary to plant bare-root trees immediately, in order to…

By Anne Galloway/VTDigger The secretary of the Agency of Human Services has balked at a request from the Brattleboro Retreat for additional monies to make up for a “reoccurring financial crisis.” In response to the state’s refusal to give the Retreat an additional $2 million in funding, the board of trustees alerted the state it…

By Grace Elletson/VTDigger A group of lawmakers has introduced a bill for the 2020 session that would decriminalize sex work in the state of Vermont. The bill, only four pages long, would simply repeal current sex work statutes prohibiting the act. Human trafficking and the sale of sex that is coerced in any form would still…