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Rifle season begins
November 8, 2017
Photo by Vt. Fish & Wildlife Hunters are asked to provide an incisor tooth from their deer at reporting stations. Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 11 and ends Sunday, Nov. 26. A hunter may take one buck during this season with at least…
Vermont Adaptive to participate in “Giving Tuesday” campaign
November 8, 2017
KILLINGTON— For the fourth year, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized nonprofit that provides sports and recreational programming on a daily, year-round basis to people with disabilities, will participate in the world-recognized charitable giving campaign, #GivingTuesday, on Tuesday, Nov. 28. It will harness the generosity of two donors: an anonymous Vermont Adaptive family…
Killington to welcome 30 brewers in new beer fest
November 8, 2017
KILLINGTON— For the last 25 years, the Vermont Brewers Association (VBA) has been running a brewers’ festival on the waterfront in Burlington. New for 2018, the brewers are getting together to create a collaboration festival outdoors in the picturesque mountain setting of Killington Resort on March 24. This smaller, more intimate festival, will have 30…
Downtown opens new chapter with unveiling
November 8, 2017
RUTLAND— The first in a planned series of sculptures highlighting local and regional history, was unveiled today, beginning a new chapter for downtown Rutland and the city’s ongoing revitalization. The sculpture, a massive bookstand holding a 3 foot high, open “Jungle Book,” its characters rising off the pages, was carved by Vermont artist Sean Hunter…
Rededication of veterans memorial scheduled
November 8, 2017
RUTLAND— Chapter 1, Vietnam Veterans of America, will rededicate the Rutland County Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Main Street Park in Rutland Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. A brief ceremony will feature a new marble sculpture of a Vietnam soldier, the addition of 13 names to the Honor Roll of those men and women from…
School choice expert to speak
November 8, 2017
By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW— A local committee dedicated to keeping the Black River High School open has invited the Ethan Allen Institute to speak on school choice. The Black River Independent School Committee (BRISC) will hear what the conservative Institute’s Rob Roper has to say on Nov. 14. The presentation will be given at the Ludlow…
Vermont GOP elects new chair with Trump bona fides
November 8, 2017
By Alan Keays, VTDigger Vermont Republicans chose a new party chair this weekend, and it wasn’t the candidate backed by the sitting governor. Deborah Billado of Essex Junction was elected to a two-year term as the party’s chair over Michael Donohue of Shelburne. Billado takes the place of David Sunderland, who did not seek re-election after four…
Retiree runs through Vermont
November 8, 2017
David “Devo” DeVarney, a 61-year-old graduate of Winooski High School, Class of 1973, and Vermont 251 Club member, will be completing his goal of running through Vermont’s 251’s towns and cities when he arrives at Winooski’s Eugene Richards Memorial Park, Sunday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. DeVarney is a retired U.S. Navy senior chief petty…
Chandler welcomes gospel choir for glorious evening of song
November 8, 2017
Grant Stinnett, a one-man band, to perform at Brandon Music
November 8, 2017
Courtesy of Brandon Music GRANT STINNETT Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Contemporary singer-songwriter Grant Stinnett will perform at Brandon Music on Nov. 11. Stinnett has a passion for creating a powerful full-band sound with a single acoustic guitar. Through the use of a customized guitar, and looper pedal, Stinnett blows the stage away with bass-lines, guitar, drums, lead…
Country star Roseanne Cash brings top hits to Rutland
November 8, 2017
Puddles Pity Party makes a Rutland visit
November 8, 2017
GKWC invites public to boutique fundraiser at Summit Lodge
November 8, 2017
Friday, Nov. 10, 4 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Greater Killington Women’s Club (GKWC) is sponsoring “Nibbles, Bobbles & Bits,” a boutique evening fundraiser at the Summit Lodge in Killington on Friday, Nov. 10. This event is a pre-holiday shopping and social soiree with a variety of local micro vendors. Doors open at 4 p.m. for attendees to browse,…
GMC hosts fall open house, Thanks & Giving Day
November 8, 2017
Friday, Nov. 11— Green Mountain College (GMC) will hold an open house on Nov. 11, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., which gives prospects and parents the opportunity to experience GMC in person. Highlights include campus, farm, and sustainability tours, providing insights into GMC’s commitment to sustainable initiatives and educational opportunities through chatting one-on-one with faculty and staff members…
Maclure hosts program on alcohol smuggling over Lake Champlain during Prohibition
November 8, 2017
Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m.—PITTSFORD— The Maclure Library will host a program, “Whiskey on the Lake — Smuggling on Lake Champlain” with Dr. Scott McLaughlin on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. In this presentation, Dr. McLaughlin discusses how Lake Champlain was an important thoroughfare for smugglers during the Prohibition era. During the Prohibition years, many professional smugglers…