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Vermont blues band Left Eye Jump takes the stage at Castleton
July 22, 2015
Tuesday July 28 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present Left Eye Jump as part of the 20th Annual Castleton Summer Concert SeriesTuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Out of Burlington, Left Eye Jump plays blues music with the authentic sounds of Chicago, Texas, New Orleans, California,…
Trail of the week: Upper Blue Magic
July 22, 2015
Courtesy of Killington Resort A rider rides a trail at Killington Resort’s ever-growing Gravity Logic-built bike park. By Anthony Accurso, Upper Blue Magic is one of the new intermediate jump trails recently built by Gravity Logic at Killington Resort. Located on Snowshed Mountain, this trail is a flow rider’s dream! The trail begins just below the Snowshed…
The Outside Story: Living on the fledge
July 22, 2015
By Carolyn Lorié On a recent afternoon, I was driving along my road in Thetford when I saw a baby ruffed grouse about the size of a pincushion scurry into the bushes. I had the same impulse I did as a 10-year-old, when I scooped up a baby blue jay hopping around on a neighbor’s…
The late addition
July 22, 2015
Why is the new judge on “Masterchef” so annoying? For anyone who doesn’t know, “Masterchef” is a reality TV show and amateur chef competition—billed as the quest to find America’s best home cook—that has aired on Fox since 2010. Each year, after an extensive battery of tests and challenges, a new Masterchef is crowned by…
Unfolding years
July 22, 2015
Even though Mission Farm Road gives the semblance of being a private road, it is a mile-long town road (TH#38) that bypasses an otherwise unremarkable (save the Skyeship base lodge) stretch of Route 4. Traffic varies from very few cars per day to a burst of pickup trucks that comes through at quitting time, usually…
Rutland Band Concerts
July 22, 2015
It’s not too often that an event I enjoyed as a child in the 50s can still be enjoyed today. But the Rutland City band concert in Main Street Park continues to delight those who attend. You will be pleasantly entertained on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. during 10 weeks of the summer. Growing up…
Craft beer pilgrimages
July 22, 2015
Vermont has been referred to of late as the Bavaria of New England, a state to which people travel to enjoy its mountains and scenic beauty, its high-quality foods, like cheeses and sausages—and its beer. To a large degree, the state’s economy and infrastructure were built to accommodate, equip, feed and entertain our visitors. The…
Killington Softball League: Playoffs are on!
July 22, 2015
By Robin Alberti Angel Shannon's (#12) team welcome him home after he hit a walk-off home run to give "Clearly" Moguls a 7-6 win. Playoffs? Playoffs? Don't talk about...playoffs? Yes, the playoffs are upon us and STF put quite a scare into the defending champion and number one seed "Clearly" Moguls. The game started with…
Saranac beats Rutland in 12-a-side game
July 22, 2015
By Kate Troy Matt Manjuck beats his defender in Saturday’s game against the Mountaineers. By Maxx Steinmetz In the second home game leading up to Rutland Rugby Football Club’s trip to Lake Placid for the annual Can-Am’s tournament, the Roosters hosted the Saranac Mountaineers. In their previous meeting when the two sides played in a…
Killington Sharks competitive swimming is “taking their mark”
July 22, 2015
Courtesy of Killington Parks and Recreation The undefeated 11-12 girls relay team includes Justine Peters, Maeve Haff, Mattie Peters, Heidi Alf. KILLINGTON — How does one know it’s the season for competitive swimming? By hearing the early morning swimmers jumping into the pool at 8 a.m., chlorinated hair, Tuesday night meets, speedos (yes, speedos!) and…
The calm before the next storm
July 22, 2015
So another uneventful week passes in the “Brady Training Camp.” I am doing maintenance work, some running, some cycling, some walking. Nothing of extraordinary length or difficulty — I’m not running Killington Road nor riding East Mountain Road. I’m not exerting a whole lot of effort. However, we are about two months away from the…
Rules of the Game
July 22, 2015
By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Roman and Mike are playing in a tournament. On the 5th hole. Roman, who started with 13 clubs, misses his short putt. In a moment of anger, he slams his club into the ground. The shaft on the club breaks. He then putts with his 3-wood. After the 9th hole, he…
Okemo announces new lifts, trail and snowmaking improvements for this winter
July 22, 2015
LUDLOW–Skiers and snowboarders visiting Okemo Mountain Resort this winter will view the snowy landscape through the bright orange tint of a retractable, transparent dome when they ride in the comfort of another new, high-speed bubble chairlift, named Quantum Four. Okemo’s upgrade and renaming of the Jackson Gore Express Quad includes the replacement of chairs with…
Jeanne Morrissey takes the win in sudden death playoff at the Ruth Raymond Jones Memorial Seniors’ Championship
July 22, 2015
KILLINGTON — On July 15 and 16 Green Mountain National Golf Course hosted a 36 hole stroke play tournament with a field of 100 players of age 55 and older. Jeanne Morrissey of Williston won the Ruth Raymond Jones Memorial Seniors’ Championship at Green Mountain National in a sudden death playoff over Margie Kaat of Ekwanok. In…
The White River Valley Players’ Summernight was a success!
July 22, 2015
By Jerry LeBlond The Burlington Taiko Drummers performed in the Rochester High School auditorium as part of Summernight. By Ginny Bowman ROCHESTER — On July 18, the weather for Rochester was predicted to be rainy and dotted with thunderstorms, but that did not happen, it was wonderful! The performers for all SummerNight locations provided a…