By Brady Crain While they look alike, Pip is a feral version of Stinky Pete. So I stand kind of corrected as to the rest period being beneficial, yet again! In the end, despite my initial worry, I did not lose distance leg. I had a mild bug. I did some cycling and running all…

By Joe Rankin A while back I had a few hives of honey bees parked at a beef farm down the road, tucked up against a stone wall just outside a pasture. One day the owner called to say that my bees had invaded a building in a barn complex and were laying eggs in…

It must be the warmer weather and its resultant skimpier clothing: one of several issues about which the Internet’s think piece-industrial complex has been especially vocal lately is school dress codes. Here, as elsewhere, America seems to be liberalizing, and teenagers in public schools have begun fighting back against repressive school administrations and the creepy…

Update: Vermont State Police Escapee Response Update June 12, 2015 The Vermont State Police continue to reach out to residents in communities along Lake Champlain, including going door-to-door with flyers, using saturation patrols, and alerting them of the on-going situation with the Dannemora, New York prison escapees.  Troopers continue this outreach and Lake Champlain patrols…

Submitted John “Jack” McKernon Jr. Jack McKernon of Rochester, Vt., passed away on May 27, 2015, at age 79. Jack was born in New York City on Dec. 24, 1935. He attended The Gunnery School, Dean Junior College and New York University. He served in the United States Army in Stuttgart, Germany. Jack lived in…

By Josh Larkin Almost 600 students from across the state received associate degrees at the CCV ceremonies. Students representing all 14 Vermont counties graduated along with students from 11 other states and 10 countries worldwide. The youngest graduate was 17 and the eldest was 62. Also among the graduates were 33 veterans and active duty…

On Sunday, May 31, Cristina Kumka a previous Body Transformation Challenge participant from Pittsford, ran 104 miles in 48 hour as part of the Endurance Society’s Infinitus challenge. Participants ran a figure-eight loop around Goshen, Moosalamoo and Silver Lake out with headquarters at Blueberry Hill. (The first loop was 10 miles, the second loop was…

By MemorEvents Bucko Branham celebrates a career-first win in the Modified division at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Branham and Rabtoy are first-time winners WEST HAVEN – American-Canadian Tour stock car driver Joey Polewarczyk Jr. waited a full year to make up for a bitter defeat at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, but the wait paid off on Saturday,…

By Nick McCardle The U-19 girls team proudly holds their trophy. By Maxx Steinmetz On Sunday, June 7, following a spring chock full of victories, the Rutland U-19 girls team traveled to the Tree Farm Recreational Facility of Essex Junction to face last year’s champions, Essex. In the first half, Rocky Johnson scored a try…

Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife A young angler is guided in the art of the cast, a memory surely held by many a child. Vermont Days are an annual invitation to visitors and Vermonters to explore Vermont’s excellent fishing, state parks, and historic culture for free! On June 13-14, Vermont State Park day areas…

South Burlington unseats two-time defending champion Rutland High as Division I Boys High School Golf Champions KILLINGTON – Vermont’s best young golfers descended upon Green Mountain National Golf Course last week to compete in the Vermont Boys High School Golf Championships. In an impressive show of skill and mental fortitude, South Burlington took the Division…

LUDLOW – On Friday, June 5, Ed Granelli, of Stamford, Conn., had the honor of making the first hole-in-one of the 2015 golf season at Okemo Valley Golf Club. Granelli aced the 14h hole from the green tee, using his 4 hybrid, for a 208-yard hole-in-one. Peter Laforte, Andrew Benowitz and Alan Benowitz witnessed the…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Nearly 100 riders entered the 2015 Downhill Throwdown, held on East Mountain Road in Killington, June 6-7. Wearing leather jumpsuits, the racers lined up for qualifying heats to determine who could negotiate the two mile steep winding course the fastest. Riders came from all over the world to compete at…

By Karen D. Lorentz George William “Bill” Jenkins Jr. By Karen D. Lorentz The Vermont ski industry lost a dedicated ski pioneer and teacher with the passing of George William “Bill” Jenkins, Jr., on May 25, 2015, at age 90. He was laid to rest with military honors June 3 at the Vermont Veterans’ Cemetery…

By Cristina Kumka and Polly Lynn KILLINGTON – On June 2, the Killington Select Board unanimously supported the creation of a contract between the town and a private non-profit, the Killington Pico Area Association. The KPAA was formed to create efficiencies between the Killington Chamber of Commerce, town and resort, while expanding it to a…