Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—Advent Lessons and Carols will be presented at St. Bridget Church in West Rutland on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. St. Bridget, St. Stanislaus Kostka, and St. Dominic churches will present a program of readings and hymns that recall the birth of Jesus. The presentation will include the…

Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.—BRANDON—The Brandon Festival Singers, under the direction of Gene Childers, present the 35th annual Brandon Carol Festival featuring traditional, contemporary and original music for the Christmas season on Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m. at the Brandon Congregational Church. The 30-voice choir will be joined by piano and other instrumentalists. In…

Storyteller Willem Lange among the special guests on Dec. 10 Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—Celebrate the traditions of the season at Plymouth Notch—one of Vermont’s most picturesque villages—on Saturday, Dec. 10 when the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the Coolidge Holiday Open House. Most of the museum buildings, including the homestead…

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9 a.m.—RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph will host the fourth annual Freezing Finals 5K on Saturday, Dec. 10. The fun run or walk will begin at Clementwood Mansion, located on the CSJ campus at 71 Clement Road in Rutland, at 10 a.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m. The Freezing Finals 5K will…

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Dec. 10 from 12 noon until closing, the friends and family of Denise Everett will be holding a benefit dance at the Elks Club in Rutland. Everett is just 41 years old and has breast cancer. Admission by donation is $5 at the door. Funds will be raised for…

Killington Restaurant Week started Dec. 2, and continues this week, through Dec. 10. The promotion will once again feature fixed-price menus from restaurants across town, giving Killington region residents and visitors the opportunity to sample a variety of cuisines from Killington’s best restaurants. All participating restaurants will be offering a multi-course dinner menu celebrating the…

Video by David Schissler

By Julia Purdy RUTLAND—Americans who took ancient history in school probably remember learning about the Valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, or the Fertile Crescent, often called the cradle of civilization. Literature scholars probably have read the Gilgamesh Epic. That is Syria—also the ancient land of Ishtar, the Great Goddess; Zenobia, the legendary warrior queen…

Her 10th consecutive Slalom World Cup win, 22nd career Globe By Lisa Lynn KILLINGTON — In the last few minutes of the Audi FIS World Cup in Killington there were six winners. As each of the top women flashed down Preston’s Pitch, the last steep pitch on the Superstar trail, the times got faster and…

Friday & Saturday, Dec. 2-3—KILLINGTON—The Vermont Holiday Festival returns to Killington on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3 with its glittering Festival of Trees, the magic of Santa’s Workshop, and a bustling schedule of activities and musical performances. The Grand Ballroom at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel will be transformed into a winter wonderland as 100…

By Lisa Lynn “Groundbreaking” is the word Calum Clark used to describe this past weekend’s Audi FIS World Cup in Killington. Clark, a quiet Australian, knows a thing or two about really big events. As vice-president for events for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (U.S.S.A.), Clark is responsible for management of around 20 major international…

By Evan Johnson RUTLAND—When cases involving families go to court, there are lawyers present for every one of the parties involved. “Everyone in court has an attorney,” said Matt Garcia, an attorney from Windsor. “The mom has an attorney, the dad, has an attorney, the state and DCF have an attorney.” While attorneys represent the…

RUTLAND—The city of Rutland launched its new business web portal Tuesday, Nov. 22. Rutland City is one of 27 municipalities nationwide to receive a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, an independent federal agency established to assist small businesses. The city’s business web portal is part of the SBA’s national Startup in a…

By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON — You would’ve been hard-pressed to find a seat at the hibachi table at Sushi Yoshi this weekend, the line for beer and groceries at the Killington Deli was long and foreign languages could be heard up and down the hallways of the Killington Grand Resort Hotel. That’s what happened when the…

By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—The Killington Select Board has asked town departments to present budget proposals for fiscal year 2018 and departments are busy crunching the numbers. At a Nov. 15 meeting, board members heard budgets from the library, planning, recreation and roads departments. All of these budgets will be presented to voters in the spring…