Thursday, Jan. 4, 5:15 p.m.— CHESTER— On Jan. 4, Chester resident Gary King will address Rotary’s First Thursday’s event at the Fullerton Inn. Gary King will talk about a wide variety of topics including the continuing development of the disc golf course at the Pinnacle and the recent initiatives undertaken by the Chester Conservation Committee. …

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Full Moon in Cancer. I don’t bother to participate in the New Year’s revels, nor do I bow to convention and smilingly wish everyone a happy new year – partially because I am a total party…

Killington, VT- An opportunity has opened for Killington students who are attending or will be enrolling in an accredited two or four-year college and who have a minimum 3.0 GPA. A-1 Auto Transport, Inc., a car shipping company based in California who delivers vehicles to and from the Killington area of Vermont announced this week…

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By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Void-of-Course Pisces Moon. The Moon left its Void-of-Course pattern and entered the sign of the Ram at about 7:30 p.m. EST on Christmas Day. As the holiday revels play out, there are a number of subtle…

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…

By Marguerite Jill Dye “I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”—Henry David Thoreau The Winter Solstice and the New Year are especially auspicious times…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger The city’s Board of Aldermen cut a bit deeper but big-ticket items survived a marathon budget session. The board Wednesday night adopted a proposed spending plan for the next fiscal year totaling $21,393,763, a figure that will now go on the ballot for voters to decide on Town Meeting Day, March…

College of St. Joseph’s Provider Scholars have a lot to celebrate as they close out another semester of service to the Rutland community. CSJ recently announced that its Provider Scholars completed more than 2,200 hours of service in Rutland County during the fall 2017 semester, and a total of more than 20,000 since the program…

KILLINGTON—Killington Resort just became the only Vermont ski resort to offer ski biking, for experts and beginners alike. Also referred to as snow-bikes, ski bike rentals are available at the Killington Snowshed base area. “Killington partnered with the legendary and locally-based Alpine Bike Works to bring this thrilling combination of skiing, snowboarding, and mountain biking…

Thursday, Dec. 28—KILLINGTON—Brandon “Taz” Niederauer will return to the Foundry Thursday, Dec 28 to play a night with Joey Leone. The 14-year old guitar prodigy has played with some pretty big names — Gregg Allman, Stevie Nicks, Lady Gaga, Slash, Buddy Guy (to name a few). Catch him here in Killington. The Foundry is located on Summit…

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets would like to remind all state farm operations that the 23rd annual winter manure spreading ban is underway.   As required by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets’ (VAAFM) Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs), between December 15 and April 1, no manure or other agricultural wastes (including: compost and…

State officials reported that nearly 23,000 Vermonters have confirmed a 2018 health plan and qualified for financial help to make the plan more affordable. Total enrollment in qualified health plans is expected to surpass 80,000. This year’s earlier deadline means fewer members will experience gaps in coverage. In past years, nearly 2,000 members missed out…