Courtesy of Kitty Kindbud The Kind Buds are part of Killington Resort’s annual Dazed and Defrosted concert being held Saturday, April 23. This Saturday, April 23 is the 2nd Annual Dazed and Defrosted concert at Killington Resort—and it’s a must do for music lovers and good times. This year the concert kicks off at 11…

By Dave Mance III Some years sugaring season goes by the book, which is to stay things start cold, and over the course of four to six weeks spring arrives gradually and consistently. In such a scenario, the syrup usually starts out light-colored and sweet, then as the weather warms and the microbial load in…

I am sitting down to dash this off on day 155 of skiing this year. This has by far been the best worst year of skiing I have ever seen. Cold nights, warm beautiful days and a huge thick slab of blue Vermont ice to ride into May. We complain about the weather, but we…

In case you hate basketball enough to have ignored the NBA so completely as to have missed this, in which case you probably shouldn’t actually read this particular column—the big storyline in the NBA this season was the Golden State Warriors, who broke the all-time regular-season record for wins with 73, eclipsing Michael Jordan’s Bulls…

By Dom Cioffi Since the dawn of psychology, mankind has wondered, Is it nature or nurture that makes us who we are? Is it our genes or the environment in which we are reared that determines the kind of person we will be? No one can argue that each side plays an important role in…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Virgo Moon, with aspects that, on the whole, are looking absolutely fabulous. Pluto, Jupiter, Vesta, Mercury and Hygeia are all in harmonious aspect with the North Node of the Moon. Loosely translated this means, we should…

After a whole lot of mixing and shaking Vermont crowned its Bartender of the Year at Killington April 12.  “Father and Son” was the name that Matt Farkas, a bearded, tattooed bartender from Winooski gave the drink he was making up on the spot last night, April 12, in Killington. Farkas, who works at Winooski’s…

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By Robin Alberti Miss Emma Murray and her fourth-grade students hold the placemats they made for their pancake breakfast. Back row: Miss Emma Murray, Jacob Roth, Brian Hayes, Sophia Nisimblat, Chloe Masillo and Lexi Fuster. Middle row: Joseph Goes, Brexton Eckler and Emma Blodorn. Front row: Paige Fieldhouse, Maxwell Abrams, Charlie Rice and Clara Shortle.…

By Steve Costello Volunteers plant  a tree last year for the Rutland Blooms project. RUTLAND—With Castleton University joining Green Mountain Power as lead partners and a host of significant contributions from the business community, Rutland Blooms will kick off its most ambitious effort yet this spring. “Thanks to the partnership with Castleton and support from…

Investigating animal cruelty By Stephen Seitz BRIDGEWATER—The FBI has added cruelty to animals on its list of felonies, just as the Vermont Volunteers for Animal Services Humane Society (VVSA) has entered into a contract to investigate these crimes in Windsor County. “We have a designated officer,” said VVSA Executive Director Sue Skaskiw, “but we need…

By Lisa Lynn KILLINGTON—On Tuesday evening, April 12, the Vermont Tourism Summit, the largest gathering of tourism professionals in the state, kicked off at Killington Mountain Resort in a most appropriate way—with the second annual Vermont Bartender of the Year contest presented by Hotel VT, the Vermont Distillers Association, Vermont Ski + Ride magazine and…

By Elizabeth Hewitt, vtdigger.org The Vermont House has approved a measure that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. The body OK’d the bill, H.93, on a vote of 84 to 61 after hours of debate and consideration of several amendments Tuesday. The bill would gradually increase the age for purchasing tobacco…

By Karen D. Lorentz Almost 18 years after leasing the Mount Sunapee ski area in Newbury, N.H. with the understanding that they would be able to expand the existing ski area as well as improve it, Okemo operators Tim and Diane Mueller—also operators of Crested Butte in Colorado—received some good news. On April 6, the…