Courtesy of Killington Resort A crowd waits and watches as a skier takes to the metal in the 2016 Loaded Turkey Rail Jam. Sunday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON— It’s tradition at its finest: Killington’s Loaded Turkey Rail Jam is back to kick off another great season of park competitions, Sunday, Nov. 19, on K-1’s Upper…

Courtesy of Brandon Music CHELSEA BERRY

By Robin Alberti Catwalk for a Cause has upped its game each year, with fashion, hair, makeup and accessories worthy of New York Fashion Week. Sunday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m.—CHITTENDEN— On Sunday, Nov. 19, The Mountain Top Inn & Resort will partner with the top stylists and premiere retailers in the Rutland Region and surrounding…

By Robin Alberti A crowd turned out for the 2016 Turkey Trot. Thursday, Nov. 23, 9:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON— The Pickle Barrel Nightclub will be home-base for the annual Killington Turkey Trot 5K, Thursday, Nov. 23 at 9:30 a.m. Run before the big dinner in support of local charities and organizations. Start time is 9:30 a.m. from…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Virgo Moon, a Moon that turned Void-of-Course at 10:45 a,m., and will remain in that state until it enters Libra at 6:45 p.m. on the east Coast, at around 3:45 p.m. out West. Venus and Jupiter are conjoined right now. In…

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Thursday, Nov. 23 9:30 a.m. | Killington 5K Turkey Trot Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Road Friday, Nov. 24 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | Expo Village Open K-1 Base Area, Killington Resort 4 p.m. | Free concert by Troy Ramey Expo Village, K-1 Base Area, Killington Resort 5:45 p.m. | Athlete presentation Expo Village, K-1 Base Area,…

Saturday, November 11, 2017 4 p.m.–PITTSFIELD– Roger Clark Memorial Library is grateful to offer a Veterans Day Program, with the aid of a Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) Rural Library mini grant we received this summer. We welcome individuals of all ages to attend. We have added some new books to our collection, dedicated to Veterans…

By Evan Johnson Volunteers maintain glades at the Brandon Gap, Saturday, Nov. 4. By Evan Johnson Backcountry skiers and other off-piste enthusiasts came out in force for the fifth annual Vermont Backcountry Forum on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Rochester. Presented by the Rochester Area Sport Trails Alliance (RASTA), the Catamount Trail Association (CTA) and the…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger The largest independent Canadian beer company says a small Rutland brewery has stolen its moose. Moosehead Breweries Limited, based in Saint John, New Brunswick, sued the Hop’n Moose Brewing Co. last week in federal court in Vermont, alleging trademark infringement. The Canadian firm alleges that the moose image the downtown Rutland…

Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) Director Erica Bornemann has requested a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to determine if the state qualifies for a federal Public Assistance disaster declaration.  The request asks for assessments in Addison, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington, and Windham counties. To qualify for…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger City Treasurer Wendy Wilton has been appointed by the Trump administration to a federal post. Wilton, who has served as the city’s elected treasurer for more than 10 years, has been named the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency state director for Vermont. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in a news release late Friday, announced the…

EAST DORSET— The family of Sandy Casey has announced the creation of a scholarship fund in her memory. The Sandy Casey Scholarship Fund, honoring the life of the East Dorset native who was killed in the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, will be overseen by a committee, including Sandy’s father Steven Casey, the president…