Vermont’s Killington Resort, a four season destination and home of the Killington Bike Park, announces the return of Killington Divas of Dirt, an initiative led by Pro Downhill/Enduro Racer Amy Alton and the Killington Bike Park to foster the community of passionate female mountain bikers. “Our first year proved successful with many female riders of…

By Barbara Mackay I love the fact that there is always something new to observe in nature. Take goldfinches, for example. I have often watched them devour milkweed seeds from an acrobatic, upside-down position. Recently, I spotted several bright yellow males perched atop dandelion stems, plucking the seedheads at a frenzied pace. Previously, I had…

By Marguerite Jill Dye Exactly one year ago I wrote my first weekly column in the Mountain Times when a Canada lynx kitten was perched outside our home upon our return from Woodstock. The magnificent creature appeared during the annual Bookstock literary festival and seemed like a fitting event. It blended the genres of mystery (to…

By Brady Crain Things are going really well with the back surgery recovery. Now that I can move my arms about and twist my spine, even trips to the chiropractor are easier, and it feels good to get back to the morning routine I have had forever, where I tumble out of bed, do a…

By Mary Ellen Shaw In the heat of summer I can’t help but think of the many days back in the 50s and 60s that I spent at the Rutland City pool. It was located on the west side on North Main Street where there is green space today. Its history goes back to 1929…

By Brett Yates When I read about the fiasco that ensued when the South Burlington School Board decided to change the nickname of the local high school’s sports teams, I had a moment of déja vu that took a few minutes of Googling to resolve. In case you missed it, the racially insensitive moniker of…

By Kevin Theissen America Saves, a national campaign that promotes savings, notes significant differences in savings between men and women. A survey showed that women displayed a greater interest in savings, but there was no greater savings effort or savings effectiveness compared to men. But just two years later in the same survey, the gender gap leapt off the…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg It is hard to beat three teams in one night but Mother Nature did just that and reduced the number of games played for the top three teams. It didn’t matter to the Killington Resort team because nobody could catch them in first place. It did matter to Clearly Moguls and…

By Karen D. Lorentz While the stagecoach and boat brought “summer people” to Vermont’s lakes and mineral springs in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the advent of the railroad in 1850 made a “mountain trade” possible. Soon visitors were discovering the delights of sunsets from mountain peaks and the rehabilitative powers of mountain air.…

PITTSFORD—On Monday, July 17, Maclure Library, Pittsford Recreation Summer Camp, and Lothrop Elementary School teamed up to treat the children of Pittsford to a storytelling presentation and brand-new books to keep, thanks to a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF.) Duncan McDougall led an interactive presentation for 62 children and their families. At the…

LUDLOW—After advertising its availability at no cost for six months on social media, Front Porch Forum and news releases, the Friends of Ludlow Auditorium (FOLA) decided it was time to dismantle a very old and somewhat out-of-tune piano stored back stage in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium last week. So, armed with hammers, saws, screw drivers,…

PROCTOR—Police say a Proctor woman attempted to use a motor vehicle as a weapon last week and in doing so placed her two juvenile children in harm’s way. On the evening of Tuesday, July 18, state police with the Rutland Barracks responded to a family fight on Market Street in the town of Proctor. Investigation…

POULTNEY—State police have charged a Mendon woman with burglarizing a building at Green Mountain College. Police said they went to the college at 4 a.m. on July 15, after campus security advised them they had detained a woman they suspected had committed a burglary on the campus. Police identified the woman as Hilary Dernier, age…

Hickory Street affordable housing enters final phase Rutland City’s Forest Park neighborhood will be no more, once current demolition is complete, Rutland Housing Authority Executive Director Kevin Loso told the Rutland Herald. The demolition signals the beginning of the third and final phase of removing the aging housing project in favor of a development that…

RUTLAND—Chris Heintz, president of Habitat for Humanity’s Rutland County affiliate, announced last week that Jenna Watson and John Braun have recently accepted the Rutland board’s invitation to join. “We look forward to working with Jenna and John and know they will contribute a lot to their community through their work with our affiliate,” he said.…