By Maxx Steinmetz After a three week hiatus, including the Fourth of July weekend, the Rutland Roosters held their first home game since holding their annual Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. This game was the first of a three game series leading up to the Cam-Am tournament held in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. The…

Courtesy of MemorEvents Jimmy Bushey of Mooers Forks, N.Y., celebrates his first Devil's Bowl Speedway win in the Renegade division; Bushey lost his home in a fire on June 13 and recently made his return to the track. Bryant and Bushey take first wins; LaVair makes it five straight WEST HAVEN – Vince Quenneville Jr.…

Submitted Adams with two bass from his winning catch at the Champlain Bass Series Malletts Bay Melee held, June 28. Local tournament bass angler Chris Adams of Shrewsbury, Vt., opened the third annual Champlain Bass Series tournament season with a win at the Malletts Bay Melee on June 28, weighing a 17.74 pound five fish…

QUESTION: Butch and Cliff are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole, Butch strokes his ball towards a water hazard. Both players are virtually certain that the ball is in the water hazard.  Butch drops a ball behind the hazard keeping the point at which it is believed the ball crossed the margin of the water…

POULTNEY – The Green Mountain College men’s basketball team is excited to announce the addition of incoming freshman Nikolaos Maragkidis to its program for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Maragkidis made a financial deposit and will begin his Eagle career in September as a business major. “Nik is a hard-working, young man that I think will…

By Dave Hoffenberg “Clearly” Moguls and the Killington Deli Team renewed their fierce rivalry last Wednesday night. These teams met in the championship last year which CM won and CM was going for the season sweep having already won two games in the series. The fans in attendance were treated to a battle that will…

By Robin Alberti The first year that I tried growing my own garlic, I was surprised to find this thin (about the width of a pencil) light-green stem growing out of the top. It curled around as it grew and even made a flower bud at the end. It reminded me of something out of…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a Mother of the Skye This week's horoscopes are coming out under an 'Old' Gemini Moon. In the wee hours of the morning earlier this week on July 14, the Moon moved out of its old phase and approached newness as it entered the sign of the Crab. Cancer is a deeply…

Courtesy of Brandon Music Britt Connors & Bourbon Renewal Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — The members of Bourbon Renewal are no stranger to Brandon Music, as regular visitors will know them as members of the John Funkhouser Quartet, but this concert marks Britt Connor’s debut performance at the unique Brandon venue. Hear their blend…

Submitted “The Kid Thing” focuses on two lesbian couples contemplating parenthood. July 17-19, 24-26 — RANDOLPH — As many readers will remember, Central Vermont was a hotbed of anti-civil union sentiment during Vermont’s difficult 2000 debate about civil unions, and attitudes here had not changed much by the time same-sex marriage was approved in 2009.  To build…

Submitted By Polly Lynn Saturday, July 18 — RUTLAND — “You’d have to drive to Burlington to get a show like this!” said DJ Craig Hahn (a.k.a. “DJ Token” in this circle, as he’s in the minority as a heterosexual.) Held the third Saturday of each month since April, The Local in downtown Rutland has…

Courtesy of Killington Resort A crowd gathers around the stage and on the lawn behind the Roaring Brook Umbrella Bars  during  a Cooler in  the Mountains concert at Killington Resort in 2014. Saturday, July 18—KILLINGTON—The Dirty Dozen Brass Band returns to Killington’s summer concert stage on Saturday, July 18, 3:30-6 p.m. Dirty Dozen’s free show…

Courtesy of FOLA Participants in the “Introduction to Square Dancing” program are lead by professionals of the Cast Off 8’s Club of Rutland. Saturday, July 18 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — Following its successful introduction in May, “Introduction to Square Dancing” has been scheduled again for the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium on Saturday, July 18 from…

Trevor Noah Sunday, July 19 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre welcomes Trevor Noah (recently announced replacement for outgoing host Jon Stewart of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”) on Sunday, July 19 at 8 p.m. Noah joined “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in 2014 as a contributor. “We are excited to be a…

The restaurant at the Inn at the Long Trail debuts new name and new summer dining experience By Polly Lynn Friday, July 17 — KILLINGTON — For the first time the Inn at the Long Trail will open their dining room for summer visitors. “Rosemary’s” as the dining room was recently named, will be open Fridays…