Praise the lord and pass the mashed potatoes, this has been one of the best weeks of my life. On Monday, May 9, I hiked Superstar and skied through POWDER! Leaving my windowless concrete bachelor bunker (free Radon!) for my morning hike-ski, I noticed a dusting of snow on the ground. No palpitations, just some…

By Daris Howard The spring after I finished college, I was determined to spend more time with my little girls enjoying the farm life we had chosen. As I was outside one evening, I could see the lights of the lambing sheds in the distance, where the sheep herders worked around the clock helping the…

Summer is rapidly approaching—well, technically, at the normal speed—and, thus, lemonade season, too, is just around the corner. For my money, fresh homemade lemonade is possibly the world’s best-tasting beverage in its bright refreshing simplicity, its sweetness perfectly offset by its tartness. As a man in my 20s, however, I feel that spending my time…

KILLINGTON—The Killington Mountain School cycling team traveled to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York for several races, taking podium positions in various categories. Coach Brad Ramsay checked in May 10 with an update and the following results. Limerock “On May 1, KMS Cyclists Noah Barrow, Josh Chu, Jack Lynch, and Johannes Stromski traveled to Lakeville, Conn.,…

RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph pitcher Alan Madsen has been named USCAA National Player of the Year, while Coach Bob Godlewski was awarded Coach of the Year. Madsen, a junior hailing from Scottsdale, Ariz., has been a powerhouse from the pitching mound, dominating both the Yankee Small College Conference and USCAA leaderboards throughout the Saints season,…

QUESTION: Terry and Roman are playing in a tournament. On one of the holes, Terry strokes his ball to the right rough, which includes a water hazard—it’s so rough it could eat up a ball and is past the out of bounds markers. If the ball could possibly come to rest in the water hazard,…

Friday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce’s 31st annual golf classic fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, May 20 at Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington. The day will include a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. with a fun day of golf, goody bags, designated hole-in-one opportunities to win…

May is National Bike Month, connections to transportation sought The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has issued a grant solicitation for new infrastructure projects that improve access and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. In 2015, awards totaled nearly $5.1 million for construction and planning projects throughout the state. “Bicycle and pedestrian projects can help connect…

KILLINGTON — The Killington Senior Baseball team is looking for a few baseball players to round out its team. This is baseball not softball.  A wood bat is used in the league and it is for players 35-years-old and up (must turn 35 before Sept. 1). Games are played Sunday’s at noon with the season…

Courtesy of VTF&W Young wildlife need to be left in the wild, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Deer fawns may seem abandoned, but their mothers typically are nearby and will return when people are not in the area. Watching wildlife is enjoyable, especially when young animals appear in the spring. But it’s…

Courtesy of VF&W Turtles in Vermont will soon be digging their nests on the shoulders of roads. Drivers are urged to keep an eye out for them on the road and report any sightings. Keep an eye out for turtles, report sightings It’s springtime and Vermont’s turtles on are on the move. The Vermont Fish…

The University of Vermont’s  ( UVM ) Grossman School of Business added another top ranking to its growing number of accolades by making Bloomberg Business’ coveted “Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2016” list, released May 5. The ranking, based on survey data from nearly 30,000 students and recruiters at 600 companies, places UVM in 107th place…

By Lani Duke On second thought . . . Act 46 vote ORWELL—When Orwell voters turned down the Act 46 consolidation of Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union with a decisive vote of 211 to 121, that rejection disallowed the entire plan for all the schools involved. Orwell voters chose to reject the consolidation plan out of the…

By Lani Duke New board members at RMHS RUTLAND CITY—Rutland Mental Health Services (RMHS) recently announced that five new members are joining its board of directors. They are: Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen, Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton, general practice lawyer Michael McClallen, retired hospital administrator Laird Covey, and Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union Special Services…

RUTLAND—Volunteers, hospital employees, and local emergency responders will take part in a mock-disaster exercise on Saturday, May 21 at the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport in No. Clarendon. This full scale exercise will test the preparedness and response of local, regional and state agencies should a real crisis occur. The event, sponsored by Rutland Regional Medical…