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CSJ announces enhanced transfer agreements with CCV
October 5, 2016
RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph has added several 2+2 credit transfer pathways for Community College of Vermont students, according to a Sept. 29 news release. The new arrangement will provide students looking to continue their education in Rutland with new pipelines to bachelor’s degree studies at CSJ. The 2+2 agreements allow students to graduate with an…
Testing the surface
October 5, 2016
QUESTION: Patty and Walter are playing in a match play tournament. Both players have stroked their tee shots onto the seventh green. Walter, who is nearer the hole, marks, lifts his ball and sets the ball aside. After Patty putts, Walter rolls the ball back to where it was lifted. Patty says Walter should be penalized for testing…
CSJ weekly athletics roundup
October 5, 2016
RUTLAND—It was a busy week in athletics for College of St. Joseph, playing 11 games. The men’s soccer team won two of their three games, improving their overall record to 7-5. Goalkeeper Kyle Milligan was awarded USCAA Player of the Week honors for his outstanding performances in the week prior. The Baseball team played two…
Poultney Town Manager Jonas Rosenthal to be honored
October 5, 2016
Sunday, Oct. 9 from 1-5 p.m.—POULTNEY—The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced that its first-ever 2016 Honorary Citizen of the Year award will be presented to Jonas Rosenthal. The public is invited to join the Chamber in honoring Rosenthal at an open house/retirement party sponsored by the town. The reception will be held Sunday,…
Police encourage safe hiking, preparedness
October 5, 2016
As summer departs and the weather cools this fall, the Vermont State Police and Department of Public Safety would like to remind those heading out onto Vermont’s hiking trails of the ever changing conditions a hiker may encounter this time of year, especially at higher elevations. As you follow trails into the mountains, perhaps for a…
Fall is prime time for fishing
October 5, 2016
VTF&W lists hot fall fishing opportunities across Vermont RUTLAND — As water temperatures cool across Vermont, the fishing action is heating up and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has assembled a list of some of the top fall fishing opportunities in all corners of the state to help anglers get started toward a successful…
World Cup A to Z
October 5, 2016
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is part four in a series on Killington hosting the Audi FIS World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races on November 26-27, 2016. With less than two months to the first World Cup to be held in Vermont since 1978, there’s excitement in the air and anticipation…
Vermont: running dry?
October 5, 2016
By Madeline Bodin Scenes from the West’s five-year drought are striking – the cracked mud at the bottom of a dry reservoir, forests in flames. Wonder what a drought would look like in Vermont and New Hampshire? Look out the window. This is the first time that any part of New Hampshire has been in…
I meet the nicest people at Kent Pond
October 5, 2016
By Marguerite Jill Dye After hiking my favorite section of the Appalachian Trail, I walked along the water’s edge at Kent Pond. Six young men were playing ball on the road, enjoying a sunny day in the fall. After sketching Kent Pond I walked over to them. One was clad in Muslim robes. I pointed…
Is stress holding onto fat?
October 5, 2016
By Kyle Finneron As I was writing my list of reasons people are frustrated at the gym and not losing weight I noticed something. Most of the reasons I was writing about share a common root: stress. It should come as no surprise that Americans are stressed out- always trying to do more and be…
Long hikes and ensuing adventures
October 5, 2016
So it turns out that chiropractors pretty much instantly cure vertigo when they adjust your neck. Remember that if you ever get it, because uncured, I would frankly choose kidney stones if I could. I have been easing back, not doing much, riding the stationary trainer a few times a day to keep my legs…
Irwin Shaw in Vermont
October 5, 2016
Sometime last year I came across a used hardcover copy of “The Top of the Hill” by Irwin Shaw in Now & Then Books in Bennington. Swayed by the dust jacket image (a pair of skis and poles planted upright in the snow) and a recollection that the author had been a guilty-pleasure favorite of…
United Way of Rutland County announces leadership change
October 5, 2016
Jim Kahle will temporarily lead the organization taking over for Nanci Gordon RUTLAND COUNTY—The United Way of Rutland County (UWRC) announced Tuesday, Oct. 4, that Jim Kahle, Vice Chair of the board of directors, will temporarily lead the organization as interim executive director. Kahle takes over for Nanci Gordon, who served as the organization’s executive director…
Mount Holly’s Cider Days welcomes apple lovers for weekend activities
October 5, 2016
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 8-9—BELMONT—Cider Days in Mount Holly will entice apple lovers to head to Belmont over Columbus weekend, Oct. 8-9. Over the years, the Cider Days festival has become one of the most important fall festivals in the Okemo Valley. Held every Columbus Day weekend, the event revolves around a 100-plus year-old antique…
Celebrate the change of season with Fall Into Winter festival
October 5, 2016
Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m.—LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons with its annual Fall into Winter Festival on Saturday, Oct. 8. Jackson Gore, in all of its fall-foliage glory, will be the setting for enjoying live music, food and family activities. Okemo’s culinary team will be serving fresh-from-the-grill favorites and some…