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VINS celebrates National Trails Day with ADA- and ABA-standard McNight Trail
June 3, 2015
Courtesy of VINS A group of young adventurers is led on a guided hike by VINS staff. Saturday, June 6 — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Science will hold a special event on Saturday, June 6, National Trails Day, to mark the third anniversary of the nature trail system on the VINS campus and to…
VINS offers “Discovery Sundays” for inquisitive minds
June 3, 2015
Courtesy of VINS Kids get hands-on experience with science experiments and investigations that engage the mind. Sunday, June 7 — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Science presents “Discovery Sundays” from 12-4 p.m. every Sunday through the end of October. Join one of the VINS educators to create, discover, imagine and have fun. Explore the world…
Award-winning “Nebraska” is next FOLA movie
June 3, 2015
Courtesy of FOLA A scene from the Academy Award winning film “Nebraska,” that will be showing June 6 at the Ludlow Auditorium. Saturday, June 6 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The next FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) movie screening will be the award-winning “Nebraska”on Saturday, June 6 at 7 p.m. in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium.…
Local yoga workshops serve as fundraiser for the Veterans Yoga Project in WRJ
June 3, 2015
Saturday, June 6 — WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Two workshops will be held on Saturday, June 6 in White River Junction as a fundraiser for the Veteran’s Yoga Project, an organization supporting recovery and resilience among veterans, their families, and our communities. “Self Care for the Soul: breaking through the limitations” will focus on the five core…
Blackbird closes the Old Firehouse spring season on June 5
June 3, 2015
Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. — TINMOUTH — Rachel Clark and Bob DeMarco, the Vermont duo Blackbird, will close out a wildly successful season at Tinmouth’s Old Firehouse on Friday, June 5. Blackbird plays traditional music of Celtic origin, as well as tunes of their own creation. Fiddle, Irish flute, whistles, accordion, cittern, piano, guitar and their own voices…
LBA holds educational series, shoreline protection permitting
June 3, 2015
Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m. — The first of the educational series presented by the Lake Bomoseen Association will be held on Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m. at Kehoe Camp on Point of Pines Road. Misha Cetner, an analyst form the Vermont Department of Conservation will be speaking on the topic “Shoreline Protection Permitting: Truths & Myths.” The…
Billings Farm celebrates National Dairy Month
June 3, 2015
Sunday, June 7 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will celebrate National Dairy Month by hosting Ice Cream Sundays each Sunday in June: June 7, 14, 21, and 28. Visitors can participate in making and tasting hand-cranked ice cream at 12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m., while learning the history and science of the “great American dessert.” Families can enjoy historic children’s…
Killington residents: Have stuff to sell?
June 3, 2015
KILLINGTON — Killington is once again looking to purge! Townspeople are looking to have a town wide tag sale, to be held in the KPAA parking lot. They need at least 12 people to make it happen. Are you interested? Call or text Pat, 802-236-0854.
Join the fun at the annual KES picnic
June 3, 2015
Monday, June 8 — KILLINGTON — The annual Killington Elementary School Field Day and Picnic will be held on Monday, June 8, following the hour-long Step-Up Day on that same morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., all students, their teachers, and Greg LaBella, take the bus to Johnson Recreation Center on River Road for a fun-filled morning of field games.…
Evolve Rutland presents networking luncheons featuring women leaders
June 3, 2015
Wednesday, June 10 at 12 p.m. — RUTLAND — Evolve Rutland, an organization that presents networking luncheons featuring women leaders, holds its next event on Wednesday, June 10 at Castleton Downtown, in the Opera House on Merchants Row, Rutland. The keynote speaker will be Rose Kennedy, State’s Attorney, Rutland. Network, meet and greet with fellow women in…
Try something new in June, at the Carving Studio
June 3, 2015
June — WEST RUTLAND — The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center offers various workshops scheduled in June. Leading off this year during the week of June 8-12 is “Welded Steel Assemblies” with John Tidd.Tidd communicates his experience in fine art and industrial fabrication to workshop participants. The following week, June 15-19, offers two very different styles of…
Okemo Valley Golf Club Men’s League Results, June 2
June 3, 2015
LUDLOW, Vt. – On Tuesday, June 2, the Okemo Valley Golf Club Men’s League race for the Commissioner’s Cup became a lot tighter. Taking top honors for the evening was Engel & Voelkers Realty. Pat McLaughlin, Bob Higgins, Larry Plumb and Chuck Sweetman combined to win 22 holes. Finishing second and moving up to third…
Dirt Track Event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Postponed to August 30
June 1, 2015
Water damage forces delay of opening of The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has been forced to delay the opening of its Berlin Optical Expressions Dirt Track Series due to severe water damage. The five-race special event series was scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 7 with a four-division…
Downhill Throwdown Preview
June 1, 2015
KILLINGTON - Trikes, street luges, and longboarders compete for the Beast of the Hill, on East mountainn road June 6th - 8th. Parking is free at Skyeship Gondola on Rte 4 in Killington. No tickets required. Hike up to your favorite viewing area and enjoy the thrills as athletes race by you at speeds up to…
The Birch Ridge Cup Point System
June 1, 2015
KILLINGTON- Green Mountain National is excited to introduce the Birch Ridge Cup to our Thursday Night Twilight League for the 2015 golf season, sponsored by Bill Vines & Mary Furlong of the Birch Ridge Inn. Loosely based on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, The Birch Ridge Cup will be a season long competition for Twilight…
