Nov. 22, 23— During the Thanksgiving holiday, area organizations hold annual running/walking benefit races that take place on or Thanksgiving Day. Gobble wobbles, turkey trots – call them what you will – they are running races giving the ok for that extra piece of pie and giving to local charities. The Zack’s Place Turkey Trot is…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations for a deeper look into this weeks horoscopes Mother of the Skye has…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. I was born with the Moon in this sign, and more than likely, this has a lot to do with why I get so riled up about…

By Marguerite Jill Dye Did you know that the way we live and think about ourselves affects our longevity? Counting our blessings and feeling other positive emotions improves our health and extends our lives. “Miracles occur when we step outside of convention,” Dr. Joe Dispenza, author of “Programming Your Mind to Remarkable Recovery” announced in…

Submitted DJ Paul Oakenfold sets up his equipment at Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. He was the first person ever to DJ there, doing so Sept. 13, 2018.

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations for a deeper look into this weeks horoscopes Mother of the Skye has…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn Moon, in the wake of Jupiter’s movement from Scorpio to Sagittarius. When a big planet makes its ingress into a new sign, it is always worth a little extra attention. Jupiter changes signs approximately once…

By Lani Duke CU presents ‘As You Like It’ Castleton University students are presenting Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It.” According to a wikipedia entry, the plot is built on “chance encounters in the forest and several entangled love affairs in a serene pastoral setting.” Other critics have noted Shakespeare’s critique of “social practices that…

By Lani Duke Wallingford statue is in for the winter The “Boy with the Boot” statue in Wallingford was taken indoors Oct. 30 by town road employees Charlie Woods and Kyle Eastman. Town Administrator Sandi Switzer said the statue will move back to its Route 7 and Route 140 corner in the spring. Why a…

I was watching a talk show recently where the star of “Young Sheldon,” 10-year-old Iain Armitage, was a guest. He was asked what he thought about the various items on the set, many of which dated back to the years before he was born. The show takes place in 1989 and Sheldon was born in…

By Joe Rankin As if the emerald ash borer’s incursion into northern New England wasn’t enough, now there’s another potentially devastating forest pest marching this way: the southern pine beetle. Dendroctonus frontalis – the first name means “tree murderer,” we should note – is only a fraction of an inch long. But during outbreaks, they…

By Dom Cioffi The opportunities to sing were plentiful when I was a child. I just never had the guts to stand up and try it. I belonged to a church where I watched people sing religious songs on a weekly basis. Obviously, there were opportunities to join the choir, but I would have never…